Shimmering Pool vs Skimming Stone
Shimmering Pool is a Behr color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Shimmering Pool belongs to the blue-green family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. At LRV 79 vs 68, Shimmering Pool will read as the brighter of the two — a 10-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Shimmering Pool's green character against Skimming Stone's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 14.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Shimmering Pool vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Shimmering Pool 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.
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. Shimmering Pool returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Shimmering Pool will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Skimming Stone would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Shimmering Pool will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Skimming Stone would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Shimmering Pool will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Skimming Stone would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Shimmering Pool will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Skimming Stone would.
Color Details
Shimmering Pool vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Shimmering Pool 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 Shimmering Pool comparisons
See how Shimmering Pool stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 69) makes Shimmering Pool the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 52, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 30, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 60, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 43, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 4, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (84 vs 79) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 21, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Shimmering Pool reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 51, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 41, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 31, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 7, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.