Smoke Screen vs Artichoke
Where Smoke Screen belongs to PPG's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Smoke Screen reads as blue-grey, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Smoke Screen (LRV 47) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 26 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 26.8, 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.
Smoke Screen vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Smoke Screen 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 Smoke Screen 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. Smoke Screen 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. Smoke Screen 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. Smoke Screen 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. Smoke Screen reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Smoke Screen will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
Smoke Screen vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Smoke Screen 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 Smoke Screen comparisons
See how Smoke Screen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 47, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Smoke Screen encloses it.
Smoke Screen reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 30, Smoke Screen is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 47, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Smoke Screen reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Smoke Screen the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 4, Smoke Screen is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Smoke Screen reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Smoke Screen reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 47, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 47), opening up a space where Smoke Screen encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where Smoke Screen encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Smoke Screen encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Smoke Screen reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Smoke Screen reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 47), opening up a space where Smoke Screen encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 41) makes Smoke Screen the marginally brighter of the two.
Smoke Screen reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 47 vs 31, Smoke Screen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 7, Smoke Screen is decisively the brighter choice.