Maybe Mushroom vs Artichoke
Maybe Mushroom is a PPG color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Maybe Mushroom reads as beige, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 69 vs 21, Maybe Mushroom will read as the brighter of the two — a 48-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 34.9, 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.
Maybe Mushroom vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Maybe Mushroom 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. Maybe Mushroom 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 Maybe Mushroom 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 Maybe Mushroom 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 Maybe Mushroom 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 Maybe Mushroom 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. Maybe Mushroom returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Maybe Mushroom vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Maybe Mushroom 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 Maybe Mushroom comparisons
See how Maybe Mushroom stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 69 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 69, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 6, Maybe Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
Maybe Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Maybe Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Maybe Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
Maybe Mushroom reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Maybe Mushroom the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 27, Maybe Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
Maybe Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Maybe Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Maybe Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 13, Maybe Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Maybe Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Maybe Mushroom encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Maybe Mushroom the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 69, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Maybe Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Maybe Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 8, Maybe Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Maybe Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Maybe Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Maybe Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
Maybe Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Maybe Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.