Clay Beige vs Skimming Stone
Where Clay Beige belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Skimming Stone (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Clay Beige (LRV 62), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Clay Beige runs red while Skimming Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Clay Beige vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Clay Beige 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Skimming Stone gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Clay Beige vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Clay Beige 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 Clay Beige comparisons
See how Clay Beige stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Clay Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Clay Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Clay Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 62 vs 43, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 62 vs 41, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 62) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 25, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Clay Beige reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Clay Beige reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 7, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 24, Clay Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 10-point LRV gap (72 vs 62) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.