S 1502-Y vs Artichoke
S 1502-Y is a NCS color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. S 1502-Y reads as greige-grey, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 64 vs 21, S 1502-Y will read as the brighter of the two — a 43-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — S 1502-Y's warm character against Artichoke's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 32.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
S 1502-Y vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing S 1502-Y 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. S 1502-Y returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that S 1502-Y will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
S 1502-Y vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see S 1502-Y 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 S 1502-Y comparisons
See how S 1502-Y stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
S 1502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
S 1502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
S 1502-Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes S 1502-Y the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, S 1502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
S 1502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes S 1502-Y the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 44, S 1502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where S 1502-Y encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 12, S 1502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 12, S 1502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, S 1502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
S 1502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
S 1502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
S 1502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
S 1502-Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.