Toasted Marshmallow vs Iron Ore
Where Toasted Marshmallow belongs to PPG's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Toasted Marshmallow belongs to the beige family and Iron Ore to the grey family. Toasted Marshmallow (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 70 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 61.8, 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 10 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Toasted Marshmallow vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
10 real rooms side by side. Seeing Toasted Marshmallow 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 Toasted Marshmallow 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. Toasted Marshmallow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Toasted Marshmallow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Toasted Marshmallow returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Toasted Marshmallow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Toasted Marshmallow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Toasted Marshmallow returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Patio
Outside, paint color competes with sky, landscaping, and direct sun — all of which shift how both of these read compared to an indoor chip. Toasted Marshmallow returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Toasted Marshmallow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Toasted Marshmallow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
Color Details
Toasted Marshmallow vs Iron Ore Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Toasted Marshmallow 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 Toasted Marshmallow comparisons
See how Toasted Marshmallow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes Toasted Marshmallow the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 76 vs 52, Toasted Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 30, Toasted Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Toasted Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 60, Toasted Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Toasted Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Toasted Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 43, Toasted Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 4, Toasted Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Toasted Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Toasted Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Toasted Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (84 vs 76) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 21, Toasted Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Toasted Marshmallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 51, Toasted Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Toasted Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Toasted Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Toasted Marshmallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 41, Toasted Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Slaked Lime Deep vs Toasted Marshmallow
Toasted Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Toasted Marshmallow reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 31, Toasted Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 7, Toasted Marshmallow is decisively the brighter choice.