Iron Mountain (BM 2134-30) vs Iron Ore (SW 7069)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Iron Mountain, LRV 11 vs 6.
- Warmer
- About the same, both neutral gray (Lab b* 1.5 vs 1.2).
- North rooms
- Iron Mountain keeps more brightness (L* 32.1 vs 24.4 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Garlic Bulb BM 2112-70, #E4E3E0, LRV 74.5: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 6.4, clearly different. At 6.4, treat them as different colors.
See each color
Iron Mountain (BM 2134-30) is slightly lighter than Iron Ore (SW 7069) and about as warm: LRV 11 vs 6, deltaE 6.4 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Iron Mountain | Iron Ore | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | 2134-30 | SW 7069 | |
| Hex | #575553 | #434341 | |
| RGB | 87, 85, 83 | 67, 67, 65 | |
| HSL | 30°, 2%, 33% | 60°, 2%, 26% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| Lab L* | 36.3 | 28.4 | +7.9 |
| Lab a* | 0.4 | -0.4 | +0.8 |
| Lab b* | 1.5 | 1.2 | +0.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Charcoal | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Gray | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Iron Mountain (BM 2134-30), published as #575553
#484C51
#665E53
Iron Ore (SW 7069), published as #434341
#343B3F
#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 Mountain (BM 2134-30) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 5 LRV points lighter (11 vs 6), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Iron Mountain in other brands
Closest matches to Iron Ore in other brands
Common questions
- Is Iron Mountain the same color as Iron Ore?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 6.4. Iron Mountain and Iron Ore are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Iron Mountain or Iron Ore?
- Iron Mountain, with an LRV of 11 against 6.
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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.