Rock Bottom (SW 7062) vs Iron Ore (SW 7069)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Rock Bottom, LRV 7 vs 6.
- Warmer
- Rock Bottom, both neutral gray (Lab b* 1.2 vs 1.2).
- North rooms
- Rock Bottom keeps more brightness (L* 28.0 vs 24.4 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Dashing SW 9544, #EAEBE8, LRV 83: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.7, noticeably different. At 3.7, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Rock Bottom (SW 7062) is about as light as Iron Ore (SW 7069) and about as warm: LRV 7 vs 6, deltaE 3.7 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Rock Bottom | Iron Ore | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7062 | SW 7069 | |
| Hex | #484C49 | #434341 | |
| RGB | 72, 76, 73 | 67, 67, 65 | |
| HSL | 135°, 3%, 29% | 60°, 2%, 26% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| Lab L* | 31.9 | 28.4 | +3.5 |
| Lab a* | -2.3 | -0.4 | −1.9 |
| Lab b* | 1.2 | 1.2 | +0.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Charcoal | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Gray | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rock Bottom (SW 7062), published as #484C49
#394447
#575549
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 Rock Bottom (SW 7062) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1 LRV points lighter (7 vs 6), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Rock Bottom in other brands
Closest matches to Iron Ore in other brands
Common questions
- Is Rock Bottom the same color as Iron Ore?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.7. Most people can see the difference between Rock Bottom and Iron Ore side by side.
- Which is lighter, Rock Bottom or Iron Ore?
- Rock Bottom, with an LRV of 7 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.