Mirror Mirror vs Artichoke
Where Mirror Mirror belongs to PPG's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Mirror Mirror reads as blue-grey, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Mirror Mirror (LRV 43) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 24.8, 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.
Mirror Mirror vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mirror Mirror 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 Mirror Mirror 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. Mirror Mirror 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. Mirror Mirror 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. Mirror Mirror 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. Mirror Mirror 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 Mirror Mirror will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
Mirror Mirror vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mirror Mirror 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 Mirror Mirror comparisons
See how Mirror Mirror stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 43, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 43), opening up a space where Mirror Mirror encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 6, Mirror Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mirror Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 43), opening up a space where Mirror Mirror encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 27, Mirror Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Mirror Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 43, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 13, Mirror Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 43), opening up a space where Mirror Mirror encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 43, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 43, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 12, Mirror Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where Mirror Mirror encloses it.
Mirror Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 12, Mirror Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mirror Mirror reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mirror Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Mirror Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where Mirror Mirror encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where Mirror Mirror encloses it.