Florentine Plaster vs Skimming Stone
Florentine Plaster is a Benjamin Moore color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. At LRV 68 vs 53, Skimming Stone will read as the brighter of the two — a 15-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 8.5, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. 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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Florentine Plaster vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Florentine Plaster 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 Florentine Plaster comparisons
See how Florentine Plaster stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 53, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 53), opening up a space where Florentine Plaster encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 6, Florentine Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Florentine Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (58 vs 53) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 53 vs 27, Florentine Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Florentine Plaster reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Florentine Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 13, Florentine Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (53 vs 44) makes Florentine Plaster the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 53), opening up a space where Florentine Plaster encloses it.
Florentine Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 53, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 53, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 53, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 12, Florentine Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Florentine Plaster reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where Florentine Plaster encloses it.
Florentine Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 12, Florentine Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (53 vs 45) makes Florentine Plaster the marginally brighter of the two.
Florentine Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Florentine Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Florentine Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 53), opening up a space where Florentine Plaster encloses it.