Roasted Red vs Iron Ore
Where Roasted Red belongs to Dulux's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Roasted Red belongs to the pink-red family and Iron Ore to the grey family. Roasted Red (LRV 14) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Roasted Red runs warm while Iron Ore is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 46.3, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Roasted Red vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Roasted Red 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 Roasted Red will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Roasted Red 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. Roasted Red returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Roasted Red vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Roasted Red 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 Roasted Red comparisons
See how Roasted Red stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 58 vs 14, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 14, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 14), opening up a space where Roasted Red encloses it.
Roasted Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 14, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 44 vs 14, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 66 vs 14, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 14, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 14, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 68 vs 14, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 14), opening up a space where Roasted Red encloses it.
Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 45 vs 14, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 14), opening up a space where Roasted Red encloses it.
Roasted Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 14), opening up a space where Roasted Red encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 14), opening up a space where Roasted Red encloses it.