Benjamin Moore → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Benjamin Moore Old Blue Jeans 839
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Sporty Blue (SW 6522), at ΔE 0.65 — indistinguishable.
Sporty Blue is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.65 the difference is smaller than most people can see on a wall, and smaller than the shift between two batches of the same colour.
Why people switch between Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams
Most people comparing Benjamin Moore to Sherwin-Williams are not shopping for a new colour. They have already chosen one, and then hit a price difference or a painter who buys from a single supplier. The question is what goes on the wall instead.
How close Sporty Blue really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.65indistinguishable
- LRV
- 23.92Benjamin Moore is 25.34
- Hex
- #6A8AA4#6B89A3 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.4 points lower.
Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Sporty Blue reads slightly lighter than Old Blue Jeans in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Sporty Blue is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Scanda SW 6529ΔE 1.38 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
- Smoky Azurite SW 9148ΔE 3.97 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Bracing Blue SW 6242ΔE 4.21 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Old Blue Jeans 839 matched across all 13 brands →