Rainforest Foliage vs Iron Ore
Where Rainforest Foliage belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Rainforest Foliage reads as green, while Iron Ore reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Rainforest Foliage (LRV 9) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Rainforest Foliage runs green while Iron Ore is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 31.5, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rainforest Foliage vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rainforest Foliage 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 — Rainforest Foliage gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Rainforest Foliage has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Rainforest Foliage reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Rainforest Foliage reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Rainforest Foliage vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rainforest Foliage 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.
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