Glittering Gemstone vs Skimming Stone
Glittering Gemstone is a Cloverdale Paint color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Glittering Gemstone reads as pink-purple, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 68 vs 59, Skimming Stone will read as the brighter of the two — a 9-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 22.5, 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.
Glittering Gemstone vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Glittering Gemstone 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 Glittering Gemstone 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 Glittering Gemstone 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 Glittering Gemstone would.
Color Details
Glittering Gemstone vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Glittering Gemstone 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 Glittering Gemstone comparisons
See how Glittering Gemstone stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Glittering Gemstone encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 59) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Glittering Gemstone reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Glittering Gemstone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, Glittering Gemstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Glittering Gemstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Glittering Gemstone reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, Glittering Gemstone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 4, Glittering Gemstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Glittering Gemstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Glittering Gemstone reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Glittering Gemstone reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 21, Glittering Gemstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Glittering Gemstone encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Glittering Gemstone encloses it.
Glittering Gemstone reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 41, Glittering Gemstone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 25, Glittering Gemstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Glittering Gemstone reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Glittering Gemstone reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, Glittering Gemstone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 7, Glittering Gemstone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 24, Glittering Gemstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 59, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.