Barely Teal vs Skimming Stone
Barely Teal is a Benjamin Moore color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Barely Teal belongs to the blue family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. At LRV 81 vs 68, Barely Teal will read as the brighter of the two — a 13-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Barely Teal's blue character against Skimming Stone's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 15.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Barely Teal vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Barely Teal 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. Barely Teal 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 Barely Teal 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 Barely Teal 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 Barely Teal will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Skimming Stone would.
Color Details
Barely Teal vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Barely Teal 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 Barely Teal comparisons
See how Barely Teal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 6, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
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Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 52, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 58, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 27, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 55, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 13, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 44, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 66, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (81 vs 74) makes Barely Teal the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 45, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Barely Teal reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.