Harvest vs Skimming Stone
Where Harvest belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Harvest reads as beige, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Skimming Stone (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Harvest (LRV 56), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 20.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Harvest vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Harvest 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
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 LRV gap is large enough that Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Harvest would.
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 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Harvest.
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 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Harvest.
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 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Harvest.
Color Details
Harvest vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Harvest 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 Harvest comparisons
See how Harvest stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 27, Harvest is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 44, Harvest is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 56), opening up a space where Harvest encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (66 vs 56) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 56, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 12, Harvest is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 8, Harvest is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 12, Harvest is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (56 vs 45) makes Harvest the marginally brighter of the two.
Harvest reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Harvest reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.