Earl Gray vs Artichoke
Earl Gray is a PPG color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Earl Gray belongs to the greige-grey family and Artichoke to the grey family. At LRV 32 vs 21, Earl Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 11-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 15.0, 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.
Earl Gray vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Earl Gray 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. Earl Gray 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 Earl Gray 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 Earl Gray 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 Earl Gray 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 Earl Gray 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. Earl Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Earl Gray vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Earl Gray 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 Earl Gray comparisons
See how Earl Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 32, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 32), opening up a space where Earl Gray encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 32), opening up a space where Earl Gray encloses it.
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Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 32), opening up a space where Earl Gray encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 32 vs 7, Earl Gray is decisively the brighter choice.