Grizzle Gray (SW 7068) vs Iron Ore (SW 7069)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Grizzle Gray, LRV 13 vs 6.
- Warmer
- About the same, both neutral gray (Lab b* 1.4 vs 1.2).
- North rooms
- Grizzle Gray keeps more brightness (L* 38.4 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 11.8, clearly different. At 11.8, treat them as different colors.
See each color
Grizzle Gray (SW 7068) is lighter than Iron Ore (SW 7069) and about as warm: LRV 13 vs 6, deltaE 11.8 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Grizzle Gray | Iron Ore | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7068 | SW 7069 | |
| Hex | #636562 | #434341 | |
| RGB | 99, 101, 98 | 67, 67, 65 | |
| HSL | 100°, 2%, 39% | 60°, 2%, 26% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 | 6 | +7 |
| Lab L* | 42.5 | 28.4 | +14.2 |
| Lab a* | -1.4 | -0.4 | −1.0 |
| Lab b* | 1.4 | 1.2 | +0.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Charcoal | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Gray | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grizzle Gray (SW 7068), published as #636562
#535C60
#736E62
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 Grizzle Gray (SW 7068) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7 LRV points lighter (13 vs 6), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Grizzle Gray in other brands
Closest matches to Iron Ore in other brands
Common questions
- Is Grizzle Gray the same color as Iron Ore?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 11.8. Grizzle Gray and Iron Ore are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Grizzle Gray or Iron Ore?
- Grizzle Gray, with an LRV of 13 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.