Candle Wax vs Skimming Stone
Candle Wax is a Cloverdale Paint color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Candle Wax reads as greige-grey, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 68 vs 16, Skimming Stone will read as the brighter of the two — a 52-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 40.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Candle Wax vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Candle Wax 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Skimming Stone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Candle Wax would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Candle Wax would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Candle Wax would.
Color Details
Candle Wax vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Candle Wax 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 Candle Wax comparisons
See how Candle Wax stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 16, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Candle Wax encloses it.
Candle Wax reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 16, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 16, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 16), opening up a space where Candle Wax encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 16, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 16), opening up a space where Candle Wax encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 16, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (16 vs 4) makes Candle Wax the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 16), opening up a space where Candle Wax encloses it.
With LRVs of 16 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 16), opening up a space where Candle Wax encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 16, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 16), opening up a space where Candle Wax encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 16), opening up a space where Candle Wax encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Candle Wax encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 16, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Candle Wax reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Candle Wax reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 41 vs 16, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Candle Wax reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 16), opening up a space where Candle Wax encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 16, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes Candle Wax the marginally brighter of the two.