Wild Earl vs Artichoke
Where Wild Earl belongs to Jotun's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Wild Earl belongs to the beige-greige family and Artichoke to the grey family. Wild Earl (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Wild Earl runs warm while Artichoke is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 29.6, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wild Earl vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Wild Earl 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 Wild Earl will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Wild Earl reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Wild Earl reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Wild Earl reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Wild Earl vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wild Earl 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 Wild Earl comparisons
See how Wild Earl stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Wild Earl the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Wild Earl is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Wild Earl reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Wild Earl is decisively the brighter choice.
Wild Earl reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wild Earl reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Wild Earl encloses it.
Wild Earl reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wild Earl reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Wild Earl reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Wild Earl is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 7, Wild Earl is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 24, Wild Earl is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 12-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.