New White vs Artichoke
Where New White belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, New White belongs to the beige-white family and Artichoke to the grey family. New White (LRV 82) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 60 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. New White runs warm while Artichoke is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 39.6, 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.
New White vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing New White 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that New White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. New White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
New White vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see New White 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 New White comparisons
See how New White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
New White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
New White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
New White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 58, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 27, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
New White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 55, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 44, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 66, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes New White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 82 vs 12, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 12, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 45, New White is decisively the brighter choice.
New White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
New White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
New White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
New White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
New White reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.