Pumpkin Spice vs Artichoke
Where Pumpkin Spice belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Pumpkin Spice reads as beige, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pumpkin Spice (LRV 82) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 61 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 39.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pumpkin Spice vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pumpkin Spice and Artichoke in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Pumpkin Spice will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pumpkin Spice reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Pumpkin Spice reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Pumpkin Spice vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pumpkin Spice on one side and Artichoke on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Pumpkin Spice comparisons
See how Pumpkin Spice stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pumpkin Spice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 6, Pumpkin Spice is decisively the brighter choice.
Pumpkin Spice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Pumpkin Spice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 52, Pumpkin Spice is decisively the brighter choice.
Pumpkin Spice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 58, Pumpkin Spice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 27, Pumpkin Spice is decisively the brighter choice.
Pumpkin Spice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Pumpkin Spice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 55, Pumpkin Spice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 13, Pumpkin Spice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 44, Pumpkin Spice is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 66, Pumpkin Spice is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes Pumpkin Spice the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Pumpkin Spice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Pumpkin Spice is decisively the brighter choice.
Pumpkin Spice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Pumpkin Spice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Pumpkin Spice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Pumpkin Spice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 45, Pumpkin Spice is decisively the brighter choice.
Pumpkin Spice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Pumpkin Spice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Pumpkin Spice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Pumpkin Spice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Pumpkin Spice reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.