Vintage Vogue vs Iron Ore

Benjamin Moore
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Sherwin-Williams

Where Vintage Vogue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Vintage Vogue (LRV 12) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Vintage Vogue 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 12.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.

Vintage Vogue vs Iron Ore Color Comparison

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.

ΔE 12.8Distinct difference

Color Details

Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore · 462
Hex#565D4F
LRV11.8
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number462
UndertoneGreen
Temperatureneutral
BrightnessDark
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Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams · 7069
Hex#434341
LRV5.5
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7069
Undertone
Temperatureneutral
Brightnessdark
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Vintage Vogue vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces

Seeing Vintage Vogue 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. Showing 7 room types where both colors have photos.

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 — Vintage Vogue gives the walls a little more lift.

Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue living room paint review

@vintageirishkat

Iron Ore
Iron Ore SW 7069 living room

@mybudgetrecipes

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue bedroom paint

@basilandtate

Iron Ore
Bedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Iron Ore

@mybudgetrecipes

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. Vintage Vogue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue dining room color

@ordinarylifeathome

Iron Ore
Black walls in a dining room Sherwin Williams Iron Ore 7069

@cozywhitehouse

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. Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue bathroom color

@henriinteriors

Iron Ore
Gray bathroom in Iron Ore by Sherwin Williams

@mybudgetrecipes

Home Office

The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue home office paint review

@benjaminmooreth

Iron Ore
SW 7069 home office inspiration

@mybudgetrecipes

Mudroom

Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Vintage Vogue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore 462 laundry room review

@dualconceptdesign

Iron Ore
Iron Ore Mudroom - High Contrast Command Center

@simplywalldecor

Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue kitchen cabinets color

@coppercottondesign

Iron Ore
Sw Iron Ore Painted Cabinets

@fieldandforestdesign

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