Cloud White vs Iron Ore
Where Cloud White belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Cloud White reads as beige-white, while Iron Ore reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Cloud White (LRV 85) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 80 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cloud White runs yellow while Iron Ore is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 66.7, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cloud White vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cloud White 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 Cloud White 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. Cloud White 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. Cloud White 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. Cloud White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
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. Cloud White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Cloud White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Color Details
Cloud White vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cloud White 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 Cloud White comparisons
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At LRV 85 vs 52, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 58, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 27, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 13, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 44, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 66, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Cloud White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 68, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 45, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
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Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 72), opening up a space where Just Walnut encloses it.