Weekend Retreat vs Artichoke
Weekend Retreat is a Cloverdale Paint color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Weekend Retreat belongs to the beige family and Artichoke to the grey family. At LRV 60 vs 21, Weekend Retreat will read as the brighter of the two — a 39-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 32.1, 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.
Weekend Retreat vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Weekend Retreat 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. Weekend Retreat 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 Weekend Retreat will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke 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 Weekend Retreat will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
Weekend Retreat vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Weekend Retreat 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 Weekend Retreat comparisons
See how Weekend Retreat stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 6, Weekend Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
Weekend Retreat reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Weekend Retreat the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 60 vs 27, Weekend Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Weekend Retreat the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 13, Weekend Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 44, Weekend Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 60, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 60, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Weekend Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Weekend Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Weekend Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 60 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 60), opening up a space where Weekend Retreat encloses it.