Summer Shower vs Iron Ore
Summer Shower is a Benjamin Moore color while Iron Ore comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Summer Shower belongs to the blue family and Iron Ore to the grey family. At LRV 69 vs 6, Summer Shower will read as the brighter of the two — a 64-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Summer Shower's blue character against Iron Ore's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 59.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Summer Shower vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Summer Shower 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. Summer Shower returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Summer Shower will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Color Details
Summer Shower vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Summer Shower 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 Summer Shower comparisons
See how Summer Shower stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 69 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 69, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer Shower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Summer Shower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Summer Shower is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer Shower reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Summer Shower the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 27, Summer Shower is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer Shower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Summer Shower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Summer Shower is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 13, Summer Shower is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Summer Shower is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Summer Shower encloses it.
Summer Shower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Summer Shower the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 69, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer Shower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Summer Shower is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 8, Summer Shower is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Summer Shower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Summer Shower is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Summer Shower is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer Shower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Summer Shower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.