Old Blue Jeans (BM 839)
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Old Blue Jeans (BM 839) is a deep, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 25.3, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Old Blue Jeans
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Old Blue Jeans by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Old Blue Jeans, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Sporty Blue | SW 6522 | 24 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Americana | 570D-5 | 23.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blue Sash | 4005-6B | 25 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silver Blueberry | 1163-5 | 21 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Old Blue Jeans (LRV 25.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Old Blue Jeans
Darker than Old Blue Jeans
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 839 |
| Hex | #6B89A3 |
| RGB | 107, 137, 163 |
| HSL | 208°, 23%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.8, -4.0, -17.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Old Blue Jeans (BM 839), published as #6B89A3
#5680A1
#7F92A3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Old Blue Jeans (BM 839)?
- Old Blue Jeans has an LRV of 25.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Old Blue Jeans is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Old Blue Jeans in another brand?
- Sporty Blue (SW 6522) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Old Blue Jeans warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Old Blue Jeans as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -17.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
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.