Denim paint colors
Top picks for denim
6 editor's picksEditor's picks + the named denim every designer roundup features. Each card links to a single-color reference or full brand guide.
More denim shades
1 variantsDrill into shade variants — modifier-specific bands (light, deep, muted) and named in-between shades each link to their own hub with cross-brand matches.
Denim at every US brand
10 brands · 5 picks each5 picks per brand spread across the LRV range, drawn from each brand's full denim lineup. Tap any swatch for its single-color spec; tap the brand title for the brand's complete deck.
Behr
126 denim in deck
570F-7
#1E3956
Midnight Dream
LRV 4
S540-7
#374781
Bossa Nova
LRV 7
570F-6
#3C6381
Mood Indigo
LRV 11
MQ5-53
#567495
Privileged Elite
LRV 17
MQ5-56
#5A90B3
Empire Blue
LRV 25
Benjamin Moore
86 denim in deck
2060-10
#213C5E
Symphony
LRV 4
812
#345284
Blueberry
LRV 8
1673
#4D646F
Vermont
LRV 12
1650
#637986
Stillwater
LRV 18
839
#6C8AA4
Old
LRV 24
Valspar
72 denim in deck
4010-4
#22394A
Indigo Streamer
LRV 3.7
5009-2
#424D58
Rogue Blue
LRV 7.2
V138-5
#586C74
Flannel Gray
LRV 14
8003-46E
#607895
Indigo Dreams
LRV 18
V072-5
#498BB8
Blueberry Festival
LRV 23.2
PPG / Glidden
60 denim in deck
10-32
#2A4B6E
Blue Tang
LRV 7
13-25
#374874
Daring Indigo
LRV 7
1162-6
#326395
Teeny Bikini
LRV 12
1159-5
#507B9A
Stormy Ridge
LRV 18
1165-5
#7B8CA8
Evening Hush
LRV 26
Dunn-Edwards
41 denim in deck
DEA185
#343B4E
Old Mill
LRV 4
DE5818
#3E505F
Midnight Haze
LRV 8
DE5902
#4E5878
Blue Review
LRV 10
DE6334
#68757E
Long Lake
LRV 17
DE5858
#3D87BB
Walker Lake
LRV 22
Sherwin-Williams
33 denim in deck
SW 6531
#284A70
Indigo
LRV 7
SW 48
#47626F
Bunglehouse Blue
LRV 11
SW 6516
#43718B
Down Pour
LRV 15
SW 6522
#6A8AA4
Sporty Blue
LRV 24
Magnolia Home
5 denim in deck
JG-91
#385063
Signature
LRV 7
JG-90
#435462
Bright Future
LRV 8
JG-92
#42526E
Silos District
LRV 8
JG-87
#445868
Together
LRV 9
JG-163
#3B6279
Superior
LRV 11
Farrow & Ball
3 denim in deck
NO. 237
#6A90B4
Cook's Blue
LRV 26
NO. 280
#599EC4
St Giles Blue
LRV 31
Backdrop
2 denim in deck
Clare
1 denim in deck
PNT100-MD-41
#427494
Hyperlink
LRV 16
Top Kompozit denim
24 in deckKompozit's deck has 24 colors that match the denim band. The 5 below are spread across the LRV range — pick a darkness, hit Amazon for the can.
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About denim
Denim — a mid-tone blue named after the dyed cotton, with a slightly desaturated cast that reads casual rather than formal.