China Clay - Deep vs Iron Ore
Where China Clay - Deep belongs to Little Greene's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, China Clay - Deep belongs to the beige family and Iron Ore to the grey family. China Clay - Deep (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 51 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. China Clay - Deep runs red while Iron Ore is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 52.9, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
China Clay - Deep vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing China Clay - Deep 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 China Clay - Deep will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. China Clay - Deep reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. China Clay - Deep reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. China Clay - Deep reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Color Details
China Clay - Deep vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see China Clay - Deep 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 China Clay - Deep comparisons
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At LRV 57 vs 30, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 57 vs 43, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 4, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 57 vs 21, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 41, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 25, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
China Clay - Deep reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
China Clay - Deep reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 31, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 7, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 24, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 72 vs 57, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.