RAL 150-M vs Iron Ore
Where RAL 150-M belongs to RAL Effect's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, RAL 150-M belongs to the beige-greige family and Iron Ore to the grey family. RAL 150-M (LRV 33) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 28 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 36.9, 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.
RAL 150-M vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 150-M 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 RAL 150-M 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. RAL 150-M 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. RAL 150-M 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. RAL 150-M reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Color Details
RAL 150-M vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 150-M 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 RAL 150-M comparisons
See how RAL 150-M stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 33), opening up a space where RAL 150-M encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 33, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 60 vs 33, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 33), opening up a space where RAL 150-M encloses it.
RAL 150-M reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (43 vs 33) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 33), opening up a space where RAL 150-M encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 33, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 33), opening up a space where RAL 150-M encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 33), opening up a space where RAL 150-M encloses it.
RAL 150-M reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 33), opening up a space where RAL 150-M encloses it.
RAL 150-M reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 33), opening up a space where RAL 150-M encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 33 vs 7, RAL 150-M is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (33 vs 24) makes RAL 150-M the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 33, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 33, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.