Coastal Fog vs Iron Ore
Coastal Fog is a Benjamin Moore color while Iron Ore comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Coastal Fog belongs to the beige-greige family and Iron Ore to the grey family. At LRV 53 vs 6, Coastal Fog will read as the brighter of the two — a 47-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Coastal Fog's yellow character against Iron Ore's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 51.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Coastal Fog vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Coastal Fog 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Coastal Fog returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Coastal Fog will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Coastal Fog will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Coastal Fog will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Color Details
Coastal Fog vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Coastal Fog 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 Coastal Fog comparisons
See how Coastal Fog stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 53), opening up a space where Coastal Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 53, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Coastal Fog reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (58 vs 53) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 53 vs 27, Coastal Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Coastal Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Coastal Fog reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 13, Coastal Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (53 vs 44) makes Coastal Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 53), opening up a space where Coastal Fog encloses it.
Coastal Fog reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 53, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 53, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 53, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 53 vs 12, Coastal Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 8, Coastal Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 53, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Coastal Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 53 vs 12, Coastal Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (53 vs 45) makes Coastal Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Coastal Fog reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Coastal Fog reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.