Snow Drift vs Iron Ore
Where Snow Drift belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Snow Drift belongs to the green family and Iron Ore to the grey family. Snow Drift (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 77 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 64.7, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Snow Drift vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Snow Drift 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
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 LRV gap is large enough that Snow Drift will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Snow Drift reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Snow Drift reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
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. Snow Drift returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Snow Drift reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Color Details
Snow Drift vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Snow Drift 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 Snow Drift comparisons
See how Snow Drift stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Snow Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 8, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.