Dust Bunny vs Artichoke
Dust Bunny is a PPG color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Dust Bunny belongs to the beige-greige family and Artichoke to the grey family. At LRV 59 vs 21, Dust Bunny will read as the brighter of the two — a 38-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 30.0, 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.
Dust Bunny vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dust Bunny 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. Dust Bunny 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 Dust Bunny 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 Dust Bunny 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 Dust Bunny 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 Dust Bunny 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. Dust Bunny returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Dust Bunny vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dust Bunny 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 Dust Bunny comparisons
See how Dust Bunny stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 59, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 6, Dust Bunny is decisively the brighter choice.
Dust Bunny reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Dust Bunny the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 59 vs 27, Dust Bunny is decisively the brighter choice.
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Dust Bunny reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Dust Bunny the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 13, Dust Bunny is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 44, Dust Bunny is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 7-point LRV gap (66 vs 59) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 59, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 59, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Dust Bunny reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Dust Bunny is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 8, Dust Bunny is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Dust Bunny reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Dust Bunny is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 45, Dust Bunny is decisively the brighter choice.
Dust Bunny reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
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