Hepatica vs Skimming Stone
Hepatica (Cloverdale Paint) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Hepatica belongs to the pink-red family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. The 11-point LRV gap — 79 for Hepatica vs 68 for Skimming Stone — means Hepatica will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 10.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hepatica vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hepatica 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Hepatica reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Skimming Stone.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Hepatica returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Hepatica returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Hepatica returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Hepatica vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hepatica 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 Hepatica comparisons
See how Hepatica stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 58, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Hepatica the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 8, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.