Coventry Gray vs Iron Ore
Coventry Gray is a Benjamin Moore color while Iron 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. At LRV 48 vs 6, Coventry Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 43-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Coventry Gray's green character against Iron Ore's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 46.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Coventry Gray vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Coventry Gray 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. Coventry Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Coventry Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
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 Coventry Gray 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 Coventry Gray 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 Coventry Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Color Details
Coventry Gray vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Coventry Gray 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 Coventry Gray comparisons
See how Coventry Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 48, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 48), opening up a space where Coventry Gray encloses it.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Coventry Gray reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 48), opening up a space where Coventry Gray encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 48) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 27, Coventry Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Coventry Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Coventry Gray reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 13, Coventry Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Coventry Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 48), opening up a space where Coventry Gray encloses it.
Coventry Gray reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 48, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 48, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 48, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Coventry Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 48, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Coventry Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Coventry Gray encloses it.
Coventry Gray reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Coventry Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Coventry Gray reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Coventry Gray reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Coventry Gray reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 48), opening up a space where Coventry Gray encloses it.