Mist vs Iron Ore
Mist is a Cloverdale Paint color while Iron Ore comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Mist belongs to the greige-grey family and Iron Ore to the grey family. At LRV 69 vs 6, Mist will read as the brighter of the two — a 64-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 58.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mist vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mist 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. Mist returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Mist will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Mist will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Mist reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Color Details
Mist vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mist 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 Mist comparisons
See how Mist stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 69, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Mist 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 Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 27, Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Mist encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Mist 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 69 vs 12, Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Mist reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 72 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.