Magical Moonlight vs Artichoke
Magical Moonlight is a PPG color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Magical Moonlight reads as greige-white, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 86 vs 21, Magical Moonlight will read as the brighter of the two — a 65-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 43.3, 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.
Magical Moonlight vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Magical Moonlight 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. Magical Moonlight 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 Magical Moonlight 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 Magical Moonlight 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 Magical Moonlight 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 Magical Moonlight 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. Magical Moonlight returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Magical Moonlight vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Magical Moonlight 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 Magical Moonlight comparisons
See how Magical Moonlight stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 86 vs 69, Magical Moonlight is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 86 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Magical Moonlight reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 52, Magical Moonlight is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 30, Magical Moonlight is decisively the brighter choice.
Magical Moonlight reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 60, Magical Moonlight is decisively the brighter choice.
Magical Moonlight reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Magical Moonlight reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 43, Magical Moonlight is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 4, Magical Moonlight is decisively the brighter choice.
Magical Moonlight reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Magical Moonlight reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Magical Moonlight reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Magical Moonlight reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Magical Moonlight reads slightly lighter (LRV 86 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Magical Moonlight reads slightly lighter (LRV 86 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 86 vs 51, Magical Moonlight is decisively the brighter choice.
Magical Moonlight reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Magical Moonlight reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Magical Moonlight reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 41, Magical Moonlight is decisively the brighter choice.
Magical Moonlight reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Magical Moonlight reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 31, Magical Moonlight is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 7, Magical Moonlight is decisively the brighter choice.