Secret Meadow vs Skimming Stone
Where Secret Meadow belongs to Behr's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Skimming Stone (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Secret Meadow (LRV 16), a difference of 52 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Secret Meadow runs yellow while Skimming Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 41.5, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Secret Meadow vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Secret Meadow and Skimming Stone in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Skimming Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Secret Meadow.
Color Details
Secret Meadow vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Secret Meadow 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 Secret Meadow comparisons
See how Secret Meadow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 16, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Secret Meadow encloses it.
Secret Meadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 16, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 16, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 16), opening up a space where Secret Meadow encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 16, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 16), opening up a space where Secret Meadow encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 16, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (16 vs 4) makes Secret Meadow the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 16), opening up a space where Secret Meadow encloses it.
Secret Meadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 16), opening up a space where Secret Meadow encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 16, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 16), opening up a space where Secret Meadow encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 16), opening up a space where Secret Meadow encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Secret Meadow encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 16, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Secret Meadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Secret Meadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 41 vs 16, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Secret Meadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 16), opening up a space where Secret Meadow encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 16, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes Secret Meadow the marginally brighter of the two.