Caffeine vs Artichoke
Where Caffeine belongs to Behr's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Caffeine belongs to the greige-grey family and Artichoke to the grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (20 vs 21), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. Caffeine runs red while Artichoke is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 11.1, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Caffeine vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Caffeine 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 temperature contrast between Caffeine and Artichoke is what sets these apart most in this context.
Color Details
Caffeine vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Caffeine 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 Caffeine comparisons
See how Caffeine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 20, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 58 vs 20, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (27 vs 20) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 20), opening up a space where Caffeine encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 20, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 20, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 20), opening up a space where Caffeine encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 20, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 20, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (20 vs 12) makes Caffeine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 20 vs 8, Caffeine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 20, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (20 vs 12) makes Caffeine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 20, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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