Chinese Jade vs Skimming Stone
Chinese Jade is a Behr color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Chinese Jade belongs to the yellow family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. At LRV 68 vs 61, Skimming Stone will read as the brighter of the two — a 7-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Chinese Jade's green character against Skimming Stone's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 9.0, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Chinese Jade vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Chinese Jade and Skimming Stone are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Skimming Stone has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Skimming Stone gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Chinese Jade vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chinese Jade on one side and Skimming Stone on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Chinese Jade comparisons
See how Chinese Jade stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Chinese Jade encloses it.
Chinese Jade reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Chinese Jade the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
Chinese Jade reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Chinese Jade reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chinese Jade reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
Chinese Jade reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chinese Jade reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Chinese Jade reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Chinese Jade encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Chinese Jade encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 51) makes Chinese Jade the marginally brighter of the two.
Chinese Jade reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Chinese Jade reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
Chinese Jade reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Chinese Jade reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Chinese Jade is decisively the brighter choice.