Fir green vs Iron Ore

RAL Classic
·
Sherwin-Williams

Where Fir green belongs to RAL Classic's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (6 vs 6), so they'll read as similarly dark in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 11.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.

Fir green vs Iron Ore Color Comparison

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.

ΔE 11.9Distinct difference

Color Details

Fir green
RAL Classic · RAL 6009
Hex#27352A
LRV6.1
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 6009
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessdark
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Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams · 7069
Hex#434341
LRV5.5
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7069
Undertone
Temperatureneutral
Brightnessdark
View Iron Ore

Fir green vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces

Seeing Fir 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. Showing 4 room types where both colors have photos.

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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Fir green
RAL 6009 bathroom vanity color

@majormeble

Iron Ore
Gray bathroom in Iron Ore by Sherwin Williams

@mybudgetrecipes

House

Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Fir green
RAL 6009 garage color

@a_s_doors_ltd

Iron Ore
Iron Ore house color review

@mybudgetrecipes

Front Door

A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.

Fir green
RAL Classic  Fir green front door color

@baranskidrzwi

Iron Ore
Gray front door with Iron Ore SW 7069

@mybudgetrecipes

Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Fir green
Fir green RAL 6009 kitchen

@dehaarkeukens

Iron Ore
Sw Iron Ore Painted Cabinets

@fieldandforestdesign

More Fir green comparisons

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Fir green
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Fir green
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