RAL 480-2 vs Artichoke
Where RAL 480-2 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, RAL 480-2 belongs to the pink-red family and Artichoke to the grey family. RAL 480-2 (LRV 63) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 38.7, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 480-2 vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 480-2 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 RAL 480-2 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. RAL 480-2 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. RAL 480-2 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. RAL 480-2 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. RAL 480-2 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
RAL 480-2 vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 480-2 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 RAL 480-2 comparisons
See how RAL 480-2 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 63, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 480-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 480-2 reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
With LRVs of 63 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes RAL 480-2 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 27, RAL 480-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 480-2 reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes RAL 480-2 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 44, RAL 480-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 63), opening up a space where RAL 480-2 encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 12-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 12, RAL 480-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 8, RAL 480-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 12, RAL 480-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 45, RAL 480-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 480-2 reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
RAL 480-2 reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.