Iron Gate
MQ2-60 · #99948C · LRV 30 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Anonymous20
- 2Renwick Olive25
- 3Iron Gate30
- 4Revere Pewter55
- 5Agreeable Gray60
What Color Is Iron Gate, Really?
Iron Gate reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr MQ2-60 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Iron Gate
Iron Gate is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Iron Gate
Iron Gate sits in the mid-range at LRV 30, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Iron Gate are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr MQ2-60 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Summit GraySW 7669 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.9 | 30 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Graystone1475 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 31 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gray Expose5007-2A · Valspar | 3.5 | 30.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lazy AfternoonPPG1007-5 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 29 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Steeped TeaPPG0999-4 · Glidden | 1.9 | 30 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Mission Brown405-4DB · Dutch Boy | 3.7 | 29 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Iron Gate within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #99948C in HSL space. Pair Iron Gate with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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