Northern Lights vs Skimming Stone
Where Northern Lights belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Northern Lights reads as green, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Skimming Stone (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Northern Lights (LRV 43), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Northern Lights runs green while Skimming Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 34.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. 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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Northern Lights vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Northern Lights 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 Northern Lights comparisons
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A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 43 vs 30, Northern Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 43), opening up a space where Northern Lights encloses it.
Northern Lights reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 43 vs 4, Northern Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 43, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 21, Northern Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
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Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where Northern Lights encloses it.
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With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 31) makes Northern Lights the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 43 vs 7, Northern Lights is decisively the brighter choice.