Honesty vs Artichoke
Where Honesty belongs to PPG's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Honesty reads as blue, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Honesty (LRV 81) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 60 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 41.6, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Honesty vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Honesty 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Honesty will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Honesty reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Honesty reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Honesty reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Honesty reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Honesty vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Honesty 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 Honesty comparisons
See how Honesty stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 83 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 81 vs 52, Honesty is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 30, Honesty is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 60, Honesty is decisively the brighter choice.
Honesty reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Honesty reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 43, Honesty is decisively the brighter choice.
Honesty reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Honesty reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Honesty reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Honesty reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Honesty reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Honesty reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Honesty reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Honesty reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Honesty reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 31, Honesty is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 7, Honesty is decisively the brighter choice.