Andes Ash vs Skimming Stone
Where Andes Ash belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Andes Ash belongs to the pink family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. Skimming Stone (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Andes Ash (LRV 40), a difference of 28 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 19.7, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Andes Ash vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Andes Ash and Skimming Stone in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Andes Ash would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Skimming Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Andes Ash.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Skimming Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Andes Ash.
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. Skimming Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Andes Ash.
Color Details
Andes Ash vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Andes Ash 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 Andes Ash comparisons
See how Andes Ash stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 10-point LRV gap (40 vs 30) makes Andes Ash the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 40, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 40), opening up a space where Andes Ash encloses it.
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A 3-point LRV gap (43 vs 40) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 40), opening up a space where Andes Ash encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 40, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 40), opening up a space where Andes Ash encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 40), opening up a space where Andes Ash encloses it.
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Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (40 vs 31) makes Andes Ash the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 40 vs 7, Andes Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 24, Andes Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 40, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 40, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.