Minster Green vs Artichoke
Minster Green is a Farrow & Ball color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Minster Green reads as green-grey, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 21 vs 12, Artichoke will read as the brighter of the two — a 9-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 13.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Minster Green vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Minster Green 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. Artichoke 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 Artichoke will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Minster Green would.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Artichoke will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Minster Green would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Artichoke will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Minster Green would.
Color Details
Minster Green vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Minster Green 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 Minster Green comparisons
See how Minster Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Minster Green encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (12 vs 6) makes Minster Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Minster Green encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Minster Green encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 12, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Minster Green encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Minster Green encloses it.
Minster Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Minster Green encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Minster Green encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Minster Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Minster Green encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Minster Green encloses it.
Minster Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.