Delicate Veil vs Artichoke
Where Delicate Veil belongs to Dulux's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Delicate Veil reads as beige-greige, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Delicate Veil (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 62 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Delicate Veil runs warm while Artichoke is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 40.4, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Delicate Veil vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Delicate Veil 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Delicate Veil 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. Delicate Veil reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Delicate Veil vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Delicate Veil 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 Delicate Veil comparisons
See how Delicate Veil stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Delicate Veil reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 6, Delicate Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
Delicate Veil reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Delicate Veil reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Delicate Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
Delicate Veil reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Delicate Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Delicate Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
Delicate Veil reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Delicate Veil reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Delicate Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Delicate Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Delicate Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Delicate Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Delicate Veil the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Delicate Veil reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Delicate Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 8, Delicate Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Delicate Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
Delicate Veil reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Delicate Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Delicate Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
Delicate Veil reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Delicate Veil reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.