Black Suede (Behr S-H-790) vs Iron Ore (SW 7069)

Living room with walls painted Behr Black Suede S-H-790 (simulated) — Black Suede Behr S-H-790#434342, LRV 5.6 (estimated)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Iron Ore SW 7069 (simulated) — Iron Ore SW 7069#434341, LRV 6

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: About the same: LRV 5.6 vs 6.
Warmer: About the same, both neutral gray (Lab b* 0.6 vs 1.2).
North rooms: About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 24.4 vs 24.4 in north light).
Trim that works: Ambience White Behr PR-W08, #E7E7E6, LRV 79.9 (estimated): the Behr white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 0.7, indistinguishable. At 0.7, pick on price, finish or availability.

See each color

Black SuedeBehr S-H-790LRV 5.6 (estimated), #434342

Iron OreSherwin-Williams, SW 7069LRV 6, #434341

More comparisons with Iron Ore

Black Suede (Behr S-H-790) is about as light as Iron Ore (SW 7069) and about as warm: LRV 5.6 vs 6, deltaE 0.7 (indistinguishable).

Side by side

Measure	Black Suede	Iron Ore	Gap
Brand	Behr	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	S-H-790	SW 7069
Hex	#434342	#434341
RGB	67, 67, 66	67, 67, 65
HSL	60°, 1%, 26%	60°, 2%, 26%
LRV (light reflectance value)	5.6 (est.)	6	−0.4
Lab L*	28.4	28.4	+0.0
Lab a*	-0.2	-0.4	+0.2
Lab b*	0.6	1.2	−0.6
Undertone	Neutral	Warm Charcoal
Temperature	neutral	neutral
Color family	Black	Black

Same paint, two kinds of light

Black Suede (Behr S-H-790), published as #434342

North light (cool, indirect)
#343B40

South light (warm, direct)
#524B42

Iron Ore (SW 7069), published as #434341

North light (cool, indirect)
#343B3F

South light (warm, direct)
#524B41

These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works

Which should you pick

Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.

Pick Iron Ore (SW 7069) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0.4 LRV points lighter (6 vs 5.6), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Black Suede in other brands

Closest matches to Iron Ore in other brands

Common questions

Is Black Suede the same color as Iron Ore?: They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.7. Most people cannot tell Black Suede and Iron Ore apart.
Which is lighter, Black Suede or Iron Ore?: Iron Ore, with an LRV of 6 against 5.6.

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By Paint Pairs. Color data from manufacturer specifications, via PaintDB. The most-viewed colors are checked against each manufacturer's own color page.

Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

Sources: Black Suede: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value; Iron Ore: 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.