Silver Feather vs Artichoke
Where Silver Feather belongs to PPG's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Silver Feather belongs to the greige-white family and Artichoke to the grey family. Silver Feather (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 63 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 42.1, 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.
Silver Feather vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Silver Feather 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 Silver Feather 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. Silver Feather 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. Silver Feather 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. Silver Feather 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. Silver Feather 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 Silver Feather will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
Silver Feather vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silver Feather 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.
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At LRV 84 vs 58, Silver Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 27, Silver Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Feather reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Silver Feather reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Silver Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 13, Silver Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Silver Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 66, Silver Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Silver Feather reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Silver Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 8, Silver Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Silver Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Feather reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Silver Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Silver Feather is decisively the brighter choice.
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