Blue Dolphin vs Artichoke
Where Blue Dolphin belongs to PPG's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Blue Dolphin belongs to the blue family and Artichoke to the grey family. Blue Dolphin (LRV 55) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 34 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 33.5, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blue Dolphin vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blue Dolphin 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 Blue Dolphin 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. Blue Dolphin reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
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. Blue Dolphin 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. Blue Dolphin reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Blue Dolphin reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Blue Dolphin will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
Blue Dolphin vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Dolphin 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 Blue Dolphin comparisons
See how Blue Dolphin stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Blue Dolphin encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 6, Blue Dolphin is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Dolphin reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Dolphin reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Blue Dolphin the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Blue Dolphin is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Dolphin reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Dolphin reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Blue Dolphin is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Blue Dolphin the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Blue Dolphin encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Dolphin reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Blue Dolphin is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 8, Blue Dolphin is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Dolphin reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Blue Dolphin is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Blue Dolphin the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Dolphin reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Blue Dolphin reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.