Pea Green vs Iron Ore
Where Pea Green belongs to Little Greene's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Pea Green belongs to the green family and Iron Ore to the grey family. Pea Green (LRV 48) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 43 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pea Green runs green while Iron Ore is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 52.7, 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.
Pea Green vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pea Green 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 Pea Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Color Details
Pea Green vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pea Green 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 Pea Green comparisons
See how Pea Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Pea Green encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 30, Pea Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 48, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pea Green reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Pea Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pea Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 48, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 48), opening up a space where Pea Green encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 48), opening up a space where Pea Green encloses it.
Pea Green reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pea Green reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Pea Green encloses it.
Pea Green reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 31, Pea Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 7, Pea Green is decisively the brighter choice.