Welded Iron vs Charred Coal
Welded Iron (Behr) and Charred Coal (Cloverdale Paint) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Welded Iron belongs to the grey family and Charred Coal to the grey-red family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 16 vs 15 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 1.8 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Welded Iron vs Charred Coal in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Welded Iron and Charred Coal are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Welded Iron vs Charred Coal Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Welded Iron on one side and Charred Coal 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 Welded Iron comparisons
See how Welded Iron stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 16, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Welded Iron encloses it.
Welded Iron reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 16, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 16, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 16), opening up a space where Welded Iron encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 16, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 16), opening up a space where Welded Iron encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 16, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (16 vs 4) makes Welded Iron the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 16), opening up a space where Welded Iron encloses it.
With LRVs of 16 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 16), opening up a space where Welded Iron encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 16, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 16), opening up a space where Welded Iron encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 16), opening up a space where Welded Iron encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Welded Iron encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 16, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Welded Iron reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Welded Iron reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 16), opening up a space where Welded Iron encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 16, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Welded Iron reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 16), opening up a space where Welded Iron encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 16, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.