White Elephant vs Artichoke
Where White Elephant belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, White Elephant belongs to the beige-white family and Artichoke to the grey family. White Elephant (LRV 71) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 50 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 34.8, 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.
White Elephant vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing White Elephant 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 White Elephant 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. White Elephant 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. White Elephant reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
White Elephant vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see White Elephant 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 White Elephant comparisons
See how White Elephant stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 71, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 6, White Elephant is decisively the brighter choice.
White Elephant reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
White Elephant reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, White Elephant is decisively the brighter choice.
White Elephant reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 58, White Elephant is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 27, White Elephant is decisively the brighter choice.
White Elephant reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
White Elephant reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 55, White Elephant is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 13, White Elephant is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 44, White Elephant is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 71), opening up a space where White Elephant encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes White Elephant the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (83 vs 71) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
White Elephant reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, White Elephant is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 8, White Elephant is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Elephant reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, White Elephant is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 45, White Elephant is decisively the brighter choice.
White Elephant reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
White Elephant reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.