Warm Grey vs Artichoke
Where Warm Grey belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Warm Grey belongs to the beige-grey family and Artichoke to the grey family. Warm Grey (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 44 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 32.2, 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.
Warm Grey vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Warm Grey 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 Warm Grey 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. Warm Grey 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. Warm Grey reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Warm Grey vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Warm Grey 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 Warm Grey comparisons
See how Warm Grey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 8-point LRV gap (65 vs 58) makes Warm Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 27, Warm Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 10-point LRV gap (65 vs 55) makes Warm Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 44, Warm Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (74 vs 65) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Warm Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Warm Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 45, Warm Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
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