Light Charcoal vs Artichoke
Light Charcoal is a Dulux color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 62 vs 21, Light Charcoal will read as the brighter of the two — a 41-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a neutral quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 32.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Light Charcoal vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Light Charcoal 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. Light Charcoal returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Light Charcoal will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
Light Charcoal vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Light Charcoal 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 Light Charcoal comparisons
See how Light Charcoal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 62, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 6, Light Charcoal is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Charcoal reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Light Charcoal reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Light Charcoal the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 62 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 58) makes Light Charcoal the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 27, Light Charcoal is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Charcoal reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Light Charcoal reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (62 vs 55) makes Light Charcoal the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 13, Light Charcoal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 44, Light Charcoal is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 62), opening up a space where Light Charcoal encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (66 vs 62) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 62, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 62, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Charcoal reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 12, Light Charcoal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 8, Light Charcoal is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 62) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Light Charcoal reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 12, Light Charcoal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 45, Light Charcoal is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Charcoal reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Light Charcoal reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.