Green Glade vs Iron Ore
Green Glade is a Dulux color while Iron Ore comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Green Glade belongs to the green-grey family and Iron Ore to the grey family. At LRV 30 vs 6, Green Glade will read as the brighter of the two — a 24-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Green Glade's warm character against Iron Ore's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 33.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Green Glade vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Green Glade 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. Green Glade returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Green Glade will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Green Glade returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Green Glade vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Green Glade 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 Green Glade comparisons
See how Green Glade stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Green Glade encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 30), opening up a space where Green Glade encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Green Glade encloses it.
Green Glade reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 30, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 4, Green Glade is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Green Glade encloses it.
Green Glade reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Green Glade encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 30, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (30 vs 21) makes Green Glade the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Green Glade encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Green Glade encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Green Glade encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 30, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Green Glade reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Green Glade reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Green Glade encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Green Glade reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 30), opening up a space where Green Glade encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 30 vs 7, Green Glade is decisively the brighter choice.