Skipping Stone vs Pine Needle
Where Skipping Stone belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pine Needle is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Skipping Stone belongs to the beige-greige family and Pine Needle to the green family. Skipping Stone (LRV 62) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 55 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Skipping Stone runs yellow and red while Pine Needle is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 56.8, 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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Skipping Stone vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Skipping Stone on one side and Pine Needle 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 Skipping Stone comparisons
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Skipping Stone reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Skipping Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Skipping Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Skipping Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Skipping Stone 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, Skipping Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Skipping Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Skipping Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, Skipping Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Skipping Stone encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Skipping Stone encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 51) makes Skipping Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
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Skipping Stone reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, Skipping Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Skipping Stone reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Skipping Stone reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Skipping Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 24, Skipping Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 57) makes Skipping Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (72 vs 62) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.