Coin Purse vs Skimming Stone
Coin Purse is a Cloverdale Paint color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Coin Purse reads as beige, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 68 and 68, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 16.3, 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.
Coin Purse vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Coin Purse 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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Coin Purse vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Coin Purse 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 Coin Purse comparisons
See how Coin Purse stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 68 vs 6, Coin Purse is decisively the brighter choice.
Coin Purse reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Coin Purse reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Coin Purse is decisively the brighter choice.
Coin Purse reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Coin Purse the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 27, Coin Purse is decisively the brighter choice.
Coin Purse reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Coin Purse reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Coin Purse is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 13, Coin Purse is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Coin Purse is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Coin Purse encloses it.
Coin Purse reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Coin Purse reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Coin Purse is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 8, Coin Purse is decisively the brighter choice.
Coin Purse reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Coin Purse is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Coin Purse is decisively the brighter choice.
Coin Purse reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Coin Purse reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.