Baltic Sea vs Skimming Stone
Baltic Sea (Benjamin Moore) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Baltic Sea belongs to the blue family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. The 46-point LRV gap — 68 for Skimming Stone vs 22 for Baltic Sea — means Skimming Stone will open up a space more effectively. Where Baltic Sea leans blue, Skimming Stone reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 39.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Baltic Sea vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Baltic Sea 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
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. Skimming Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Baltic Sea.
Color Details
Baltic Sea vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Baltic Sea 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 Baltic Sea comparisons
See how Baltic Sea stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 22 vs 6, Baltic Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 22), opening up a space where Baltic Sea encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 22, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 22), opening up a space where Baltic Sea encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 22, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 22), opening up a space where Baltic Sea encloses it.
Baltic Sea reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 22, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (22 vs 13) makes Baltic Sea the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 22, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 22), opening up a space where Baltic Sea encloses it.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 22, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 22, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 22, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Baltic Sea the marginally brighter of the two.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 22), opening up a space where Baltic Sea encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 22), opening up a space where Baltic Sea encloses it.
With LRVs of 25 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Baltic Sea the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 22, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Baltic Sea reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
With LRVs of 24 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 22), opening up a space where Baltic Sea encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 22), opening up a space where Baltic Sea encloses it.