Lady Anne vs Skimming Stone
Lady Anne (Cloverdale Paint) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Lady Anne belongs to the pink-red family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. The 13-point LRV gap — 81 for Lady Anne vs 68 for Skimming Stone — means Lady Anne will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 8.9 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lady Anne vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Lady Anne 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
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. Lady Anne 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. Lady Anne 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. Lady Anne 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. Lady Anne returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Lady Anne vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lady Anne 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 Lady Anne comparisons
See how Lady Anne stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lady Anne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Lady Anne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Lady Anne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 58, Lady Anne is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 27, Lady Anne is decisively the brighter choice.
Lady Anne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 55, Lady Anne is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 44, Lady Anne is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 81 vs 66, Lady Anne is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (81 vs 74) makes Lady Anne the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Lady Anne is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Lady Anne is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 45, Lady Anne is decisively the brighter choice.
Lady Anne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lady Anne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Lady Anne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Lady Anne reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Lady Anne reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.