Flour vs Iron Ore
Flour (Cloverdale Paint) and Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Flour reads as white, while Iron Ore reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 76-point LRV gap — 81 for Flour vs 6 for Iron Ore — means Flour will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 63.8 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Flour vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Flour 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Flour reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Flour returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Flour returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Flour will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Flour returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Flour vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Flour 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 Flour comparisons
See how Flour stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 83 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 81 vs 52, Flour is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 30, Flour is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 60, Flour is decisively the brighter choice.
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Flour reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 43, Flour is decisively the brighter choice.
Flour reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Flour reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Flour reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Flour reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Flour reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Flour reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Flour reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Flour reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 31, Flour is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 7, Flour is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 24, Flour is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 57, Flour is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (81 vs 72) makes Flour the marginally brighter of the two.