Green Leaf vs Artichoke
Where Green Leaf belongs to Jotun's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Green Leaf belongs to the green-greige family and Artichoke to the grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (24 vs 21), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. Green Leaf runs warm while Artichoke is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Green Leaf vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Green Leaf and Artichoke are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 temperature contrast between Green Leaf and Artichoke is what sets these apart most in this context.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Green Leaf brings more warmth to the space, while Artichoke keeps things cooler and crisper.
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. Green Leaf brings more warmth to the space, while Artichoke keeps things cooler and crisper.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Green Leaf brings more warmth to the space, while Artichoke keeps things cooler and crisper.
Color Details
Green Leaf vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Green Leaf 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 Green Leaf comparisons
See how Green Leaf stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 24, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 24 vs 6, Green Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 24), opening up a space where Green Leaf encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 24, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 24), opening up a space where Green Leaf encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 24, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (27 vs 24) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 24), opening up a space where Green Leaf encloses it.
Green Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 24, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (24 vs 13) makes Green Leaf the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 24, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 24), opening up a space where Green Leaf encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 24, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 24, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 24, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 24), opening up a space where Green Leaf encloses it.
At LRV 24 vs 12, Green Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 24 vs 8, Green Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 24, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 24), opening up a space where Green Leaf encloses it.
At LRV 24 vs 12, Green Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 24, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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