The Plaza vs Iron Ore
The Plaza (Dulux) and Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 66-point LRV gap — 72 for The Plaza vs 6 for Iron Ore — means The Plaza will open up a space more effectively. Both share a neutral character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 58.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
The Plaza vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing The Plaza 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.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. The Plaza returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
The Plaza vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see The Plaza 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 The Plaza comparisons
See how The Plaza stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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The Plaza reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
The Plaza reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
The Plaza reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 58, The Plaza is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, The Plaza is decisively the brighter choice.
The Plaza reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, The Plaza is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, The Plaza is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes The Plaza the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 12, The Plaza is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 8, The Plaza is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes The Plaza the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 12, The Plaza is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, The Plaza is decisively the brighter choice.
The Plaza reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
The Plaza reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.