Pink Potion vs Artichoke
Pink Potion is a PPG color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Pink Potion belongs to the pink family and Artichoke to the grey family. At LRV 47 vs 21, Pink Potion will read as the brighter of the two — a 26-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 33.5, 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.
Pink Potion vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pink Potion 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. Pink Potion 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 Pink Potion 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 Pink Potion 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 Pink Potion 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 Pink Potion 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. Pink Potion returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Pink Potion vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pink Potion 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 Pink Potion comparisons
See how Pink Potion stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 47, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Pink Potion encloses it.
Pink Potion reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 30, Pink Potion is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 47, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pink Potion reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Pink Potion the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 4, Pink Potion is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pink Potion reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pink Potion reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 47, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 47), opening up a space where Pink Potion encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where Pink Potion encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Pink Potion encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Pink Potion reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pink Potion reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 47), opening up a space where Pink Potion encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 41) makes Pink Potion the marginally brighter of the two.
Pink Potion reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 47 vs 31, Pink Potion is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 7, Pink Potion is decisively the brighter choice.