Iron Gate
Iron Gate begins as a gray color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#8B8274LRV
23.10
Coordinating Colors
Weston Flax reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 23), opening up a space where Iron Gate encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 23, Chantilly Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 24 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 58 vs 23, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 24 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Chiswell Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mineral Alloy reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (34 vs 23) makes Willow Creek the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 23 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 24 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (23 vs 15) makes Iron Gate the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
An anchoring gray that exhibits the slightest trace of brown undertone.