Welded Iron vs Hulett Ore
Welded Iron is a Behr color while Hulett Ore comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. With LRVs of 16 and 16, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Welded Iron's yellow character against Hulett Ore's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. With a ΔE of 1.4, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Welded Iron vs Hulett Ore in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Welded Iron and Hulett Ore 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
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Welded Iron vs Hulett Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Welded Iron on one side and Hulett 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 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.