Campfire Ash vs Iron Ore
Where Campfire Ash belongs to Behr's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Campfire Ash belongs to the beige-greige family and Iron Ore to the grey family. Campfire Ash (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 64 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Campfire Ash runs yellow and red while Iron Ore is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 58.6, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Campfire Ash vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Campfire Ash and Iron Ore 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 Campfire Ash will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore 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. Campfire Ash reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Campfire Ash returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Campfire Ash reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Color Details
Campfire Ash vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Campfire Ash on one side and Iron Ore 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 Campfire Ash comparisons
See how Campfire Ash stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Campfire Ash encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Campfire Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Campfire Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
Campfire Ash 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 Campfire Ash the marginally brighter of the two.
Campfire Ash reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Campfire Ash reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Campfire Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 4, Campfire Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
Campfire Ash reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Campfire Ash reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Campfire Ash 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.
At LRV 69 vs 21, Campfire Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
Campfire Ash 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 Campfire Ash encloses it.
Campfire Ash reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Campfire Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 69 vs 25, Campfire Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
Campfire Ash reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Campfire Ash reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Campfire Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 7, Campfire Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 24, Campfire Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 57, Campfire Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.