Soft Montelimar 6 vs Iron Ore
Where Soft Montelimar 6 belongs to Dulux's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Soft Montelimar 6 belongs to the white family and Iron Ore to the grey family. Soft Montelimar 6 (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. Soft Montelimar 6 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 63.1, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Soft Montelimar 6 vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Soft Montelimar 6 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 Soft Montelimar 6 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Color Details
Soft Montelimar 6 vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soft Montelimar 6 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 Soft Montelimar 6 comparisons
See how Soft Montelimar 6 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Soft Montelimar 6 the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Soft Montelimar 6 is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Soft Montelimar 6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.