Cool Sky vs Artichoke
Where Cool Sky belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Cool Sky belongs to the blue family and Artichoke to the grey family. Cool Sky (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 56 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 41.7, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cool Sky vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cool Sky 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 Cool Sky 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. Cool Sky 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. Cool Sky reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Cool Sky vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cool Sky 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 Cool Sky comparisons
See how Cool Sky stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Cool Sky reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Cool Sky reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 58, Cool Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 27, Cool Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
Cool Sky reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 55, Cool Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 44, Cool Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Cool Sky the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Cool Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 8, Cool Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Cool Sky the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Cool Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 45, Cool Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
Cool Sky reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Cool Sky reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.