Amazon Soil vs Iron Ore
Where Amazon Soil belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Amazon Soil (LRV 13) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Amazon Soil runs red while Iron Ore is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.1, 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 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Amazon Soil vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Amazon Soil 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Amazon Soil gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Amazon Soil reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Amazon Soil reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Amazon Soil reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Amazon Soil reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The brightness difference is modest but present — Amazon Soil gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Amazon Soil reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Amazon Soil vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Amazon Soil 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 Amazon Soil comparisons
See how Amazon Soil stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 13, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 13), opening up a space where Amazon Soil encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 13, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 13, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where Amazon Soil encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 13, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where Amazon Soil encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 13), opening up a space where Amazon Soil encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 13, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (13 vs 4) makes Amazon Soil the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 13), opening up a space where Amazon Soil encloses it.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 13), opening up a space where Amazon Soil encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 13, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (21 vs 13) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Amazon Soil encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Amazon Soil encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 13), opening up a space where Amazon Soil encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 13, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Amazon Soil reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Amazon Soil encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 13, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Amazon Soil encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 13, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (13 vs 7) makes Amazon Soil the marginally brighter of the two.