Gravelstone vs Skimming Stone
Where Gravelstone belongs to Behr's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Skimming Stone (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Gravelstone (LRV 58), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Gravelstone runs red while Skimming Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gravelstone vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Gravelstone 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Gravelstone would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Skimming Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Gravelstone.
Color Details
Gravelstone vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gravelstone 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.
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