Harrow Gate vs Skimming Stone
Harrow Gate is a Cloverdale Paint color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 67 and 68, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Harrow Gate vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Harrow Gate 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Harrow Gate vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Harrow Gate 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 Harrow Gate comparisons
See how Harrow Gate stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 67 vs 52, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 67 vs 27, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 67 vs 55, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 13, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 67 vs 12, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 67 vs 12, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 45, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
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