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Old Blue Jeans 839
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Old Blue Jeans sits at L* 55.7, a* -4.0, b* -17.2. Its hue angle is 257° and its chroma is 17.7, so it reads as an outright blue rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 5%.
LRV 25.3: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 25.3, Old Blue Jeans is lighter than 28% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Old Blue Jeans
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporty Blue | SW 6522 | 0.64 | Practically identical | |
| Scanda | SW 6529 | 1.38 | Very close | |
| Smoky Azurite | SW 9148 | 3.97 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Old Blue Jeans
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americana | 570D-5 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Thundercloud | S520-5 | 2.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hilo Bay | PPU15-09 | 2.99 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Nose | 1678 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Nose | CC-800 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Dragon | 810 | 3.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lazy Sunday | CC-846 | 4.49 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Lazy Sunday | 803 | 4.49 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sea Reflections | 1664 | 5.37 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sea Reflections 1664 · lighter, LRV 28.1
- Oxford Gray 2128-40 · lighter, LRV 28.8
- Flower Box CSP-530 · lighter, LRV 28.9
- Alfresco 1672 · darker, LRV 21.7
- Luxe AF-580 · darker, LRV 21.8
- In the Twilight CC-934 · darker, LRV 21.8
Colors that go with Old Blue Jeans
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Coriander Seed AF-110 · complementary (180°)
- Lakeside Cabin 1658 · analogous (−30°)
- Queen's Wreath 1426 · analogous (+30°)
- Brown Teepee 2102-40 · triadic (120°)
- Palace Green CW-520 · triadic (240°)
Old Blue Jeans vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 10.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 17.3) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 25.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 17.7) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 25.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.