Horizon vs Skimming Stone
Horizon (Benjamin Moore) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Horizon belongs to the green-grey family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. The 5-point LRV gap — 73 for Horizon vs 68 for Skimming Stone — means Horizon will open up a space more effectively. Where Horizon leans green, Skimming Stone reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 5.8 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Horizon vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Horizon 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Horizon reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Horizon has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Horizon has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Horizon vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Horizon 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 Horizon comparisons
See how Horizon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Horizon the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 8, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.