Moondance vs Artichoke
Where Moondance belongs to PPG's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Moondance belongs to the white family and Artichoke to the grey family. Moondance (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 54 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 39.8, 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.
Moondance vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Moondance 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 Moondance 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. Moondance 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. Moondance 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. Moondance 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. Moondance reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Moondance vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Moondance 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 Moondance comparisons
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