Barren Plain vs Skipping Rocks
Where Barren Plain belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Skipping Rocks is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (62 vs 63), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Barren Plain runs red while Skipping Rocks is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 0.8, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Barren Plain vs Skipping Rocks Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Barren Plain on one side and Skipping Rocks 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.
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Barren Plain reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Barren Plain the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Barren Plain is decisively the brighter choice.
Barren Plain reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Barren Plain reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Barren Plain reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Barren Plain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Barren Plain is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 62 vs 21, Barren Plain is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 12-point LRV gap (62 vs 51) makes Barren Plain the marginally brighter of the two.
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Barren Plain reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, Barren Plain is decisively the brighter choice.
Barren Plain reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Barren Plain reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Barren Plain is decisively the brighter choice.