Urbane Bronze vs Iron Ore
Urbane Bronze (LRV 8) is a warm bronze-brown with a greige undercurrent; Iron Ore (LRV 6) is a cooler charcoal with a subtle blue-green cast. Close in depth, but they read as different families up close.
Urbane Bronze Sherwin-Williams · SW 7048 LRV 8
Pick Urbane Bronze for a warm dark exterior or cabinet color that should feel grounded and brown-leaning rather than gray, especially next to warm wood or brass.
Iron Ore Sherwin-Williams · SW 7069 LRV 6
Pick Iron Ore when the room or exterior already runs cool and you want a near-black that stays gray rather than shifting brown in daylight.
How close are they?
Delta-E (perceptual color distance) between Urbane Bronze and Iron Ore is 6.6 (a visible but subtle difference, more apparent side by side than in separate rooms). LRV runs 8 for Urbane Bronze versus 6 for Iron Ore, a 2-point gap.