Artichoke (SW 6179) vs Oakmoss (SW 6180)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Artichoke SW 6179 (simulated) — Artichoke SW 6179#7F8266, LRV 21

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Oakmoss SW 6180 (simulated) — Oakmoss SW 6180#65684C, LRV 13

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Artichoke, LRV 21 vs 13.
Warmer: About the same, both green (Lab b* 14.8 vs 15.4).
North rooms: Artichoke keeps more brightness (L* 49.6 vs 39.1 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Spinach White SW 6434, #E4E8DA, LRV 79: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 10.3, clearly different. At 10.3, treat them as different colors.

See each color

ArtichokeSherwin-Williams, SW 6179LRV 21, #7F8266

OakmossSherwin-Williams, SW 6180LRV 13, #65684C

Artichoke (SW 6179) is lighter than Oakmoss (SW 6180) and about as warm: LRV 21 vs 13, deltaE 10.3 (clearly different).

Side by side

Measure	Artichoke	Oakmoss	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 6179	SW 6180
Hex	#7F8266	#65684C
RGB	127, 130, 102	101, 104, 76
HSL	66°, 12%, 45%	66°, 16%, 35%
LRV (light reflectance value)	21	13	+8
Lab L*	53.4	43.1	+10.4
Lab a*	-6.2	-6.3	+0.1
Lab b*	14.8	15.4	−0.6
Undertone	Warm Yellow	Warm Yellow
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Green	Green

Same paint, two kinds of light

Artichoke (SW 6179), published as #7F8266

North light (cool, indirect)
#707965

South light (warm, direct)
#8F8B65

Oakmoss (SW 6180), published as #65684C

North light (cool, indirect)
#575F4B

South light (warm, direct)
#74714B

These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works

Which should you pick

Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.

Pick Artichoke (SW 6179) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 8 LRV points lighter (21 vs 13), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Artichoke in other brands

Closest matches to Oakmoss in other brands

Common questions

Is Artichoke the same color as Oakmoss?: They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 10.3. Artichoke and Oakmoss are different colors.
Which is lighter, Artichoke or Oakmoss?: Artichoke, with an LRV of 21 against 13.

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By Paint Pairs. Color data from manufacturer specifications, via PaintDB. The most-viewed colors are checked against each manufacturer's own color page.

Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.