Belle Of The Ball vs Artichoke
Belle Of The Ball is a PPG color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Belle Of The Ball reads as beige-pink, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 63 vs 21, Belle Of The Ball will read as the brighter of the two — a 42-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 33.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Belle Of The Ball vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Belle Of The Ball 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Belle Of The Ball returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Belle Of The Ball will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Belle Of The Ball will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Belle Of The Ball will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Belle Of The Ball will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Belle Of The Ball returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Belle Of The Ball vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Belle Of The Ball 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 Belle Of The Ball comparisons
See how Belle Of The Ball stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Belle Of The Ball encloses it.
Belle Of The Ball reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Belle Of The Ball the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Belle Of The Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
Belle Of The Ball reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Belle Of The Ball reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Belle Of The Ball reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Belle Of The Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 4, Belle Of The Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
Belle Of The Ball reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Belle Of The Ball reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Belle Of The Ball reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Belle Of The Ball encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 51, Belle Of The Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
Belle Of The Ball reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Belle Of The Ball reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 41, Belle Of The Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
Belle Of The Ball reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Belle Of The Ball reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Belle Of The Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Belle Of The Ball is decisively the brighter choice.