Cloudburst vs Iron Grey
Where Cloudburst belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Iron Grey is a Jotun color. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (39 vs 39), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.0, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cloudburst vs Iron Grey in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Cloudburst and Iron Grey are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Cloudburst vs Iron Grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cloudburst on one side and Iron Grey 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 Cloudburst comparisons
See how Cloudburst stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 39), opening up a space where Cloudburst encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 39, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 6, Cloudburst is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 39), opening up a space where Cloudburst encloses it.
Cloudburst reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 39, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 39), opening up a space where Cloudburst encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 39, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (39 vs 27) makes Cloudburst the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cloudburst reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 39, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 13, Cloudburst is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (44 vs 39) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 39), opening up a space where Cloudburst encloses it.
Cloudburst reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 39, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 39, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 39, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 39), opening up a space where Cloudburst encloses it.
At LRV 39 vs 12, Cloudburst is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 8, Cloudburst is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 39, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 41 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 39 vs 12, Cloudburst is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (45 vs 39) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Cloudburst reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.