Twisted Oak Path vs Skimming Stone

Where Twisted Oak Path belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Twisted Oak Path reads as beige-yellow, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (67 vs 68), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Twisted Oak Path runs yellow while Skimming Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Twisted Oak Path vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Twisted Oak Path 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.

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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Twisted Oak PathTwisted Oak Path bathroom color review

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Skimming StoneFarrow and Ball Skimming Stone 241 bathroom

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Color Details

Twisted Oak Path
Benjamin Moore · 226
LRV67.0
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number226
UndertoneYellow
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball · 241
LRV68.1
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number241
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Twisted Oak Path vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Twisted Oak Path on one side and Skimming Stone on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Twisted Oak Path comparisons

See how Twisted Oak Path stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Twisted Oak Path
Ammonite
Twisted Oak Path
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

With LRVs of 69 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Twisted Oak Path
Twisted Oak Path
White Dove
White Dove
Twisted Oak Path vs White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

At LRV 83 vs 67, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Twisted Oak Path
Iron Ore
Twisted Oak Path
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 6, Twisted Oak Path is decisively the brighter choice.

Twisted Oak Path
Purbeck Stone
Twisted Oak Path
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

Twisted Oak Path reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.

Twisted Oak Path
Evergreen Fog
Twisted Oak Path
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

Twisted Oak Path reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Twisted Oak Path
Mizzle
Twisted Oak Path
Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 67 vs 52, Twisted Oak Path is decisively the brighter choice.

Twisted Oak Path
Agreeable Gray
Twisted Oak Path
Agreeable Gray
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

Twisted Oak Path reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Twisted Oak Path
Accessible Beige
Twisted Oak Path
Accessible Beige

A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Twisted Oak Path the marginally brighter of the two.

Twisted Oak Path
Denim Drift
Twisted Oak Path
Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 27, Twisted Oak Path is decisively the brighter choice.

Twisted Oak Path
French Gray
Twisted Oak Path
French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

Twisted Oak Path reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Twisted Oak Path
Naval
Twisted Oak Path
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Twisted Oak Path reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Twisted Oak Path
Tranquil Dawn
Twisted Oak Path
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 55, Twisted Oak Path is decisively the brighter choice.

Twisted Oak Path
Bancha
Twisted Oak Path
Bancha
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 67 vs 13, Twisted Oak Path is decisively the brighter choice.

Twisted Oak Path
Hardwick White
Twisted Oak Path
Hardwick White
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 44, Twisted Oak Path is decisively the brighter choice.

Twisted Oak Path
Pure White
Twisted Oak Path
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 67), opening up a space where Twisted Oak Path encloses it.

Twisted Oak Path
Artichoke
Twisted Oak Path
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Twisted Oak Path reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Twisted Oak Path
Balboa Mist
Twisted Oak Path
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Twisted Oak Path
Shoji White
Twisted Oak Path
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 67) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.

Twisted Oak Path
Snowbound
Twisted Oak Path
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 67, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Twisted Oak Path
Pigeon
Twisted Oak Path
Pigeon
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Twisted Oak Path reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.

Twisted Oak Path
Pewter Green
Twisted Oak Path
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 12, Twisted Oak Path is decisively the brighter choice.

Twisted Oak Path
Duck Green
Twisted Oak Path
Duck Green
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 8, Twisted Oak Path is decisively the brighter choice.

Twisted Oak Path
Dix Blue
Twisted Oak Path
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Twisted Oak Path reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Twisted Oak Path
Hicks' Blue
Twisted Oak Path
Hicks' Blue

Twisted Oak Path vs Hicks' Blue

Twisted Oak Path
Slaked Lime Deep
Twisted Oak Path
Slaked Lime Deep

Twisted Oak Path vs Slaked Lime Deep

Twisted Oak Path
Vintage Vogue
Twisted Oak Path
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 12, Twisted Oak Path is decisively the brighter choice.

Twisted Oak Path
Livid
Twisted Oak Path
Livid
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

Twisted Oak Path vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Twisted Oak Path
Saybrook Sage
Twisted Oak Path
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 45, Twisted Oak Path is decisively the brighter choice.

Twisted Oak Path
Pale Green
Twisted Oak Path
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Twisted Oak Path reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Twisted Oak Path
Pine Needle
Twisted Oak Path
Pine Needle
Benjamin Moore
Twisted Oak Path
226 · LRV 67

Twisted Oak Path reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.