Iron Ore (SW 7069)
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Iron Ore (SW 7069) is a very deep, neutral black from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Iron Ore
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Iron Ore by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Iron Ore, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Notre Dame | CSP-570 | 7.6 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Black Suede | S-H-790 | 5.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Fired Earth | 6011-1 | 7 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Onyx | 1011-7 | 6 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams black colors nearest to Iron Ore (LRV 6) by LRV.
Darker than Iron Ore
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7069 |
| Hex | #434341 |
| RGB | 67, 67, 65 |
| HSL | 60°, 2%, 26% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 28.4, -0.4, 1.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Charcoal |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Iron Ore (SW 7069), published as #434341
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#524B41
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Iron Ore (SW 7069)?
- Iron Ore has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Iron Ore is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Iron Ore in another brand?
- Black Suede (Behr S-H-790) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Iron Ore warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Iron Ore as neutral, with a Warm Charcoal undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.