Steel Blue vs Skimming Stone
Where Steel Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Steel Blue belongs to the blue family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. Skimming Stone (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Steel Blue (LRV 35), a difference of 33 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Steel Blue runs blue while Skimming Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 34.0, 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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Steel Blue vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Steel Blue 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.
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At LRV 52 vs 35, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Steel Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 60 vs 35, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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Steel Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (43 vs 35) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 4, Steel Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
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Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 35, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 21, Steel Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 51 vs 35, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 6-point LRV gap (41 vs 35) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
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Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 31) makes Steel Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 7, Steel Blue is decisively the brighter choice.