Delray Gray vs Iron Ore
Where Delray Gray 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. Delray Gray (LRV 35) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 29 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Delray Gray runs blue while Iron Ore is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 37.0, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Delray Gray vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Delray 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
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 Delray Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
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. Delray Gray 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. Delray Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Color Details
Delray Gray vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Delray 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 Delray Gray comparisons
See how Delray Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 35), opening up a space where Delray Gray encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 35, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 35, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Delray Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 35), opening up a space where Delray Gray encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 35, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 35), opening up a space where Delray Gray encloses it.
Delray Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (43 vs 35) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 4, Delray Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 35), opening up a space where Delray Gray encloses it.
Delray Gray reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 35, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 21, Delray Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 35), opening up a space where Delray Gray encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 35), opening up a space where Delray Gray encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 35), opening up a space where Delray Gray encloses it.
Delray Gray reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 35), opening up a space where Delray Gray encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (41 vs 35) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 35, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (35 vs 25) makes Delray Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Delray Gray reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 31) makes Delray Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 7, Delray Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (35 vs 24) makes Delray Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 35, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 35, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.