Elemental vs Artichoke
Elemental is a PPG color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. At LRV 66 vs 21, Elemental will read as the brighter of the two — a 45-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 34.8, 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.
Elemental vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Elemental 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. Elemental 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 Elemental 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 Elemental 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 Elemental 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 Elemental 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. Elemental returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Elemental vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Elemental 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 Elemental comparisons
See how Elemental stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 66, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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Elemental reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Elemental reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Elemental the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Elemental is decisively the brighter choice.
Elemental reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Elemental the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Elemental is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Elemental encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Elemental is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 8, Elemental is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Elemental is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Elemental is decisively the brighter choice.
Elemental reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Elemental reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.