RAL 760-3 vs Iron Ore
Where RAL 760-3 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, RAL 760-3 belongs to the green-yellow family and Iron Ore to the grey family. RAL 760-3 (LRV 47) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 50.2, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 760-3 vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 760-3 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 760-3 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. RAL 760-3 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 760-3 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
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. RAL 760-3 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 760-3 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Color Details
RAL 760-3 vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 760-3 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 760-3 comparisons
See how RAL 760-3 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 47, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 760-3 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 47), opening up a space where RAL 760-3 encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 27, RAL 760-3 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 760-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes RAL 760-3 the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where RAL 760-3 encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 47, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 12, RAL 760-3 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 12, RAL 760-3 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
RAL 760-3 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
RAL 760-3 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
RAL 760-3 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 47), opening up a space where RAL 760-3 encloses it.