Inox vs Iron Ore
Where Inox belongs to Little Greene's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. Inox (LRV 71) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 65 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Inox runs yellow while Iron Ore is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 59.0, 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.
Inox vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Inox 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 Inox will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
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. Inox reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Inox reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Color Details
Inox vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Inox 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 Inox comparisons
See how Inox stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 71), opening up a space where Inox encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Inox is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 30, Inox is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (71 vs 60) makes Inox the marginally brighter of the two.
Inox reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Inox reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Inox reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Inox reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 71, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Inox reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Inox reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 71 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Inox reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Inox reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 31, Inox is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 24, Inox is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 57, Inox is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room.