Hawaiian Shell vs Artichoke
Where Hawaiian Shell belongs to PPG's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Hawaiian Shell belongs to the pink-red family and Artichoke to the grey family. Hawaiian Shell (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 53 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 40.0, 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.
Hawaiian Shell vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hawaiian Shell 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 Hawaiian Shell 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. Hawaiian Shell 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. Hawaiian Shell 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. Hawaiian Shell 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. Hawaiian Shell 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 Hawaiian Shell will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
Hawaiian Shell vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hawaiian Shell 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 Hawaiian Shell comparisons
See how Hawaiian Shell stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 6, Hawaiian Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
Hawaiian Shell reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Hawaiian Shell reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Hawaiian Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
Hawaiian Shell reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Hawaiian Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 27, Hawaiian Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
Hawaiian Shell reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Hawaiian Shell reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Hawaiian Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 13, Hawaiian Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Hawaiian Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Hawaiian Shell the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Hawaiian Shell reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Hawaiian Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 8, Hawaiian Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Hawaiian Shell the marginally brighter of the two.
Hawaiian Shell reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Hawaiian Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Hawaiian Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
Hawaiian Shell reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Hawaiian Shell reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.