Egg White vs Iron Ore
Where Egg White belongs to Jotun's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Egg White belongs to the beige-white family and Iron Ore to the grey family. Egg White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 79 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Egg White 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 65.4, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Egg White vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Egg White 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 Egg White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Color Details
Egg White vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Egg White 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 Egg White comparisons
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With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 30, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.
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Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 43, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.
Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Egg White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 7, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 24, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 57, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 72, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.