Crack Willow vs Skimming Stone
Crack Willow is a Cloverdale Paint color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Crack Willow belongs to the beige-yellow family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. At LRV 68 vs 39, Skimming Stone will read as the brighter of the two — a 29-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 27.2, 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.
Crack Willow vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Crack Willow 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 Crack Willow 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 Crack Willow 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 Crack Willow would.
Color Details
Crack Willow vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Crack Willow 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 Crack Willow comparisons
See how Crack Willow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 39, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 39 vs 6, Crack Willow is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 39), opening up a space where Crack Willow encloses it.
Crack Willow reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 39, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 39), opening up a space where Crack Willow encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 39, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 27, Crack Willow is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Crack Willow reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 39, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 13, Crack Willow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (44 vs 39) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 39), opening up a space where Crack Willow encloses it.
Crack Willow reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 39, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 39, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 39, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 12, Crack Willow is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 41 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 39), opening up a space where Crack Willow encloses it.
Crack Willow reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 39 vs 12, Crack Willow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (45 vs 39) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Crack Willow reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Crack Willow reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Crack Willow reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 39), opening up a space where Crack Willow encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 39), opening up a space where Crack Willow encloses it.