Desert Haze vs Skimming Stone
Where Desert Haze belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Desert Haze belongs to the beige family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. Skimming Stone (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Desert Haze (LRV 64), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Desert Haze vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Desert Haze 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.
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Skimming Stone gives the walls a little more lift.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Desert Haze vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Desert Haze 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 Desert Haze comparisons
See how Desert Haze stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (69 vs 64) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Desert Haze encloses it.
Desert Haze reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Desert Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 30, Desert Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
Desert Haze reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Desert Haze the marginally brighter of the two.
Desert Haze reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Desert Haze reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 43, Desert Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 4, Desert Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
Desert Haze reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Desert Haze reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Desert Haze reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 64, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 21, Desert Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Desert Haze encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 51, Desert Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
Desert Haze reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Desert Haze reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 41, Desert Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
Desert Haze reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Desert Haze reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 31, Desert Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 7, Desert Haze is decisively the brighter choice.