Lace vs Skimming Stone
Lace (Cloverdale Paint) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Lace belongs to the white-yellow family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. The 20-point LRV gap — 88 for Lace vs 68 for Skimming Stone — means Lace will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 10.1 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.
Lace vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lace 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. Lace 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. Lace 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. Lace 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. Lace returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Lace vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lace 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 Lace comparisons
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At LRV 88 vs 58, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 27, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Lace reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 55, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 44, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Lace reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 88 vs 66, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 74, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 45, Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Lace reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
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