Genesis White vs Skimming Stone
Where Genesis White belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Genesis White reads as blue-green, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Genesis White (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Skimming Stone (LRV 68), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Genesis White runs green while Skimming Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 8.1 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.
Genesis White vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Genesis White 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 LRV gap is large enough that Genesis White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Skimming Stone would.
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. Genesis White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Skimming Stone.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Genesis White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Skimming Stone.
Color Details
Genesis White vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Genesis White 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 Genesis White comparisons
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A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Genesis White reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 77 vs 6, Genesis White is decisively the brighter choice.
Genesis White reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Genesis White reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 52, Genesis White is decisively the brighter choice.
Genesis White reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 58, Genesis White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 27, Genesis White is decisively the brighter choice.
Genesis White reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Genesis White reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 55, Genesis White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 13, Genesis White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 44, Genesis White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Genesis White reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Genesis White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Genesis White is decisively the brighter choice.
Genesis White reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Genesis White reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Genesis White reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Genesis White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 45, Genesis White is decisively the brighter choice.
Genesis White reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Genesis White reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Genesis White reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Genesis White reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Genesis White reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.