Iron Gate vs Rain Cloud
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Iron Gate reads as beige-greige, while Rain Cloud reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 11 vs 4, Rain Cloud will read as the brighter of the two — a 8-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Iron Gate's warm character against Rain Cloud's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 23.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Iron Gate vs Rain Cloud in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Iron Gate and Rain Cloud in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The brightness difference is modest but present — Rain Cloud gives the walls a little more lift.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Rain Cloud has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Iron Gate vs Rain Cloud Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Iron Gate on one side and Rain Cloud 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 Iron Gate comparisons
See how Iron Gate stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 4, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 4), opening up a space where Iron Gate encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 4), opening up a space where Iron Gate encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 4, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 4, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 4), opening up a space where Iron Gate encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 4, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 4, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 4), opening up a space where Iron Gate encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 4, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 4, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (12 vs 4) makes Pewter Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 4, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (12 vs 4) makes Vintage Vogue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 4, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 4), opening up a space where Iron Gate encloses it.
Pine Needle reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 4), opening up a space where Iron Gate encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 4), opening up a space where Iron Gate encloses it.