Standard White vs Skimming Stone
Standard White is a Cloverdale Paint color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Standard White belongs to the greige-white family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. At LRV 84 vs 68, Standard White will read as the brighter of the two — a 15-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 8.6, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Standard White vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Standard White 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
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. Standard White 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 Standard White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Skimming Stone 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 Standard White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Skimming Stone 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 Standard White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Skimming Stone would.
Color Details
Standard White vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Standard White 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 Standard White comparisons
See how Standard White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 6, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 27, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 13, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Standard White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Standard White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.