Silky Bamboo vs Skimming Stone
Silky Bamboo (Behr) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Silky Bamboo belongs to the beige family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. The 7-point LRV gap — 75 for Silky Bamboo vs 68 for Skimming Stone — means Silky Bamboo will open up a space more effectively. Where Silky Bamboo leans red, Skimming Stone reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 6.7 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silky Bamboo vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Silky Bamboo 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Silky Bamboo reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Silky Bamboo has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Silky Bamboo vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silky Bamboo 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 Silky Bamboo comparisons
See how Silky Bamboo stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Silky Bamboo reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 6, Silky Bamboo is decisively the brighter choice.
Silky Bamboo reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Silky Bamboo reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Silky Bamboo is decisively the brighter choice.
Silky Bamboo reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 58, Silky Bamboo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 27, Silky Bamboo is decisively the brighter choice.
Silky Bamboo reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Silky Bamboo reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 55, Silky Bamboo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 13, Silky Bamboo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 44, Silky Bamboo is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silky Bamboo reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (75 vs 66) makes Silky Bamboo the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Silky Bamboo is decisively the brighter choice.
Silky Bamboo reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Silky Bamboo reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silky Bamboo reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Silky Bamboo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 45, Silky Bamboo is decisively the brighter choice.
Silky Bamboo reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Silky Bamboo reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Silky Bamboo reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Silky Bamboo reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Silky Bamboo reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.