Spiced Butternut vs Artichoke

Spiced ButternutPPGvsArtichokeSherwin-WilliamsΔE 51.6Very different colors

Spiced Butternut is a PPG color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Spiced Butternut belongs to the beige family and Artichoke to the grey family. At LRV 70 vs 21, Spiced Butternut will read as the brighter of the two — a 49-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 51.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.

Color Details

Spiced Butternut
PPG · PPG1206-5
Hex#ffd978
LRV70.0
BrandPPG
NumberPPG1206-5
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams · 6179
Hex#7F8266
LRV21.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6179
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Spiced Butternut vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Spiced Butternut on one side and Artichoke on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Spiced Butternut comparisons

See how Spiced Butternut stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
White Dove
Spiced Butternut
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Spiced Butternut encloses it.

Ammonite
Ammonite
Spiced Butternut
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Iron Ore
Spiced Butternut
Iron Ore
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Spiced Butternut reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
Purbeck Stone
Spiced Butternut
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

At LRV 70 vs 52, Spiced Butternut is decisively the brighter choice.

Evergreen Fog
Spiced Butternut
Evergreen Fog
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

At LRV 70 vs 30, Spiced Butternut is decisively the brighter choice.

Mizzle
Mizzle
Spiced Butternut
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Spiced Butternut reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.

Agreeable Gray
Spiced Butternut
Agreeable Gray
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

A 10-point LRV gap (70 vs 60) makes Spiced Butternut the marginally brighter of the two.

Accessible Beige
Spiced Butternut
Accessible Beige
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Spiced Butternut reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.

Denim Drift
Denim Drift
Spiced Butternut
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Spiced Butternut reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

French Gray
French Gray
Spiced Butternut
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

At LRV 70 vs 43, Spiced Butternut is decisively the brighter choice.

Naval
Spiced Butternut
Naval
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 70 vs 4, Spiced Butternut is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Tranquil Dawn
Spiced Butternut
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Spiced Butternut reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.

Bancha
Bancha
Spiced Butternut
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Spiced Butternut reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Hardwick White
Hardwick White
Spiced Butternut
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Spiced Butternut reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

Pure White
Spiced Butternut
Pure White
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

At LRV 84 vs 70, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Balboa Mist
Spiced Butternut
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Spiced Butternut reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Shoji White
Spiced Butternut
Shoji White
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Snowbound
Spiced Butternut
Snowbound
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Spiced Butternut encloses it.

Pewter Green
Spiced Butternut
Pewter Green
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Spiced Butternut reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
Skimming Stone
Spiced Butternut
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Dix Blue
Dix Blue
Spiced Butternut
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

At LRV 70 vs 41, Spiced Butternut is decisively the brighter choice.

Calamine
Calamine
Spiced Butternut
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Treron
Treron
Spiced Butternut
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

At LRV 70 vs 25, Spiced Butternut is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue
Spiced Butternut
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Spiced Butternut reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
Saybrook Sage
Spiced Butternut
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Spiced Butternut reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Pale Green
Spiced Butternut
Pale Green
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 70 vs 31, Spiced Butternut is decisively the brighter choice.

Pine Needle
Pine Needle
Spiced Butternut
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

At LRV 70 vs 7, Spiced Butternut is decisively the brighter choice.

Cement grey
Spiced Butternut
Cement grey
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

At LRV 70 vs 24, Spiced Butternut is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
Guilford Green
Spiced Butternut
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

At LRV 70 vs 57, Spiced Butternut is decisively the brighter choice.

Just Walnut
Just Walnut
Spiced Butternut
PPG
Spiced Butternut
PPG1206-5 · LRV 70

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room.