Stone House vs Iron Ore
Where Stone House belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Stone House belongs to the beige family and Iron Ore to the grey family. Stone House (LRV 49) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 44 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Stone House runs red while Iron Ore is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 51.1, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stone House vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Stone House 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.
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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. Stone House reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
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Stone House vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stone House 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 Stone House comparisons
See how Stone House stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 49, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 49 vs 30, Stone House is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stone House reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Stone House the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 4, Stone House is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stone House reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Stone House reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 49, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 21, Stone House is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 49), opening up a space where Stone House encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 49), opening up a space where Stone House encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Stone House encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Stone House reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Stone House reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Stone House encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (49 vs 41) makes Stone House the marginally brighter of the two.
Stone House reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Stone House reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 31, Stone House is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 7, Stone House is decisively the brighter choice.