Night Jewels 5 vs Artichoke
Night Jewels 5 (Dulux) and Artichoke (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 41-point LRV gap — 62 for Night Jewels 5 vs 21 for Artichoke — means Night Jewels 5 will open up a space more effectively. Both share a neutral character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 32.6 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Night Jewels 5 vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Night Jewels 5 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
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Night Jewels 5 returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Night Jewels 5 vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Night Jewels 5 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 Night Jewels 5 comparisons
See how Night Jewels 5 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Night Jewels 5 encloses it.
Night Jewels 5 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Night Jewels 5 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Night Jewels 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Night Jewels 5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Night Jewels 5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Night Jewels 5 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Night Jewels 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Night Jewels 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Night Jewels 5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Night Jewels 5 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Night Jewels 5 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Night Jewels 5 encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Night Jewels 5 encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 51) makes Night Jewels 5 the marginally brighter of the two.
Night Jewels 5 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Night Jewels 5 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, Night Jewels 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Night Jewels 5 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Night Jewels 5 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Night Jewels 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 7, Night Jewels 5 is decisively the brighter choice.