Ancient Cloud vs Artichoke
Where Ancient Cloud belongs to PPG's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. Ancient Cloud (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 43 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 33.7, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ancient Cloud vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ancient Cloud 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 Ancient Cloud 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. Ancient Cloud 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. Ancient Cloud reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Ancient Cloud 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. Ancient Cloud reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Ancient Cloud will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
Ancient Cloud vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ancient Cloud 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 Ancient Cloud comparisons
See how Ancient Cloud stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (69 vs 64) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Ancient Cloud encloses it.
Ancient Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Ancient Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 30, Ancient Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Ancient Cloud the marginally brighter of the two.
Ancient Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ancient Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 43, Ancient Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 4, Ancient Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ancient Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Ancient Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 64, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Ancient Cloud encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 51, Ancient Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ancient Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 64 vs 41, Ancient Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Ancient Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ancient Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 31, Ancient Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 7, Ancient Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.