Hippopotamus vs Artichoke
Hippopotamus is a PPG color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 40 vs 21, Hippopotamus will read as the brighter of the two — a 19-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 20.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hippopotamus vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hippopotamus 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. Hippopotamus returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Hippopotamus will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Hippopotamus will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Hippopotamus will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
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 Hippopotamus will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Hippopotamus returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Hippopotamus vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hippopotamus 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 Hippopotamus comparisons
See how Hippopotamus stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 40), opening up a space where Hippopotamus encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 40, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 6, Hippopotamus is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hippopotamus reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (52 vs 40) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 40), opening up a space where Hippopotamus encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 40, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 27, Hippopotamus is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hippopotamus reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 40, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 13, Hippopotamus is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 40), opening up a space where Hippopotamus encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 40, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 40, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 40, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 40 vs 12, Hippopotamus is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 8, Hippopotamus is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 40, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 40 vs 12, Hippopotamus is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Hippopotamus reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hippopotamus reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.