Shangri La vs Artichoke
Shangri La is a PPG color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Shangri La belongs to the pink-red family and Artichoke to the grey family. At LRV 69 vs 21, Shangri La will read as the brighter of the two — a 48-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 37.8, 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.
Shangri La vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Shangri La 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. Shangri La 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 Shangri La 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 Shangri La 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 Shangri La 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 Shangri La 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. Shangri La returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Shangri La vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Shangri La 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 Shangri La comparisons
See how Shangri La stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Shangri La encloses it.
Shangri La reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Shangri La is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Shangri La is decisively the brighter choice.
Shangri La reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Shangri La the marginally brighter of the two.
Shangri La reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shangri La reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Shangri La is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 4, Shangri La is decisively the brighter choice.
Shangri La reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Shangri La reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Shangri La reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Shangri La reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Shangri La encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Shangri La is decisively the brighter choice.
Shangri La reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Shangri La reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Shangri La is decisively the brighter choice.
Shangri La reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Shangri La reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Shangri La is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 7, Shangri La is decisively the brighter choice.