Velvet Cake vs Artichoke
Velvet Cake is a Cloverdale Paint color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Velvet Cake reads as pink-red, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 21 vs 11, Artichoke will read as the brighter of the two — a 10-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 47.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Velvet Cake vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Velvet Cake 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Artichoke returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Artichoke will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Velvet Cake would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Artichoke will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Velvet Cake would.
Color Details
Velvet Cake vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Velvet Cake 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 Velvet Cake comparisons
See how Velvet Cake stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 11, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 11), opening up a space where Velvet Cake encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (11 vs 6) makes Velvet Cake the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 11), opening up a space where Velvet Cake encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 11), opening up a space where Velvet Cake encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 11, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 11), opening up a space where Velvet Cake encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 11, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 11, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 11), opening up a space where Velvet Cake encloses it.
Velvet Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 11, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 11, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 11), opening up a space where Velvet Cake encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 11, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 11, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 11, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 11, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 11), opening up a space where Velvet Cake encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 11), opening up a space where Velvet Cake encloses it.
Treron reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 11), opening up a space where Velvet Cake encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 11, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 11), opening up a space where Velvet Cake encloses it.
Velvet Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 11), opening up a space where Velvet Cake encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 11), opening up a space where Velvet Cake encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 11), opening up a space where Velvet Cake encloses it.