Calla Lily vs Artichoke
Calla Lily is a PPG color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Calla Lily belongs to the blue family and Artichoke to the grey family. At LRV 82 vs 21, Calla Lily will read as the brighter of the two — a 61-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 42.7, 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.
Calla Lily vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Calla Lily 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. Calla Lily 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 Calla Lily 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 Calla Lily 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 Calla Lily 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 Calla Lily 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. Calla Lily returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Calla Lily vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Calla Lily 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 Calla Lily comparisons
See how Calla Lily stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 82 vs 69, Calla Lily is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calla Lily reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 52, Calla Lily is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 30, Calla Lily is decisively the brighter choice.
Calla Lily reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 60, Calla Lily is decisively the brighter choice.
Calla Lily reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Calla Lily reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 43, Calla Lily is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 4, Calla Lily is decisively the brighter choice.
Calla Lily reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Calla Lily reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Calla Lily reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Calla Lily reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Calla Lily reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 51, Calla Lily is decisively the brighter choice.
Calla Lily reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Calla Lily reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Calla Lily reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 41, Calla Lily is decisively the brighter choice.
Calla Lily reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Calla Lily reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 31, Calla Lily is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 7, Calla Lily is decisively the brighter choice.