Iron Ore vs Tricorn Black
Iron Ore (LRV 6) is a dark charcoal with a subtle blue-green undertone that keeps it from reading fully black; Tricorn Black (LRV 3) is Sherwin-Williams' truest neutral black with almost no undertone shift by light.
Iron Ore Sherwin-Williams · SW 7069 LRV 6
Pick Iron Ore for a front door, island, or accent wall that wants near-black depth without going stark, especially under warm interior lighting.
Tricorn Black Sherwin-Williams · SW 6258 LRV 3
Pick Tricorn Black when you specifically want a true black with no undertone drift, such as matching black hardware or window frames exactly.
How close are they?
Delta-E (perceptual color distance) between Iron Ore and Tricorn Black is 9.1 (a clearly distinguishable difference once you see them next to each other). LRV runs 6 for Iron Ore versus 3 for Tricorn Black, a 3-point gap.