Lemon Filling vs Skimming Stone
Lemon Filling (Cloverdale Paint) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Lemon Filling belongs to the beige family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. The 11-point LRV gap — 79 for Lemon Filling vs 68 for Skimming Stone — means Lemon Filling will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 24.5 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.
Lemon Filling vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lemon Filling 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. Lemon Filling 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. Lemon Filling 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. Lemon Filling 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. Lemon Filling returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Lemon Filling vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lemon Filling 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 Lemon Filling comparisons
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Lemon Filling reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 52, Lemon Filling is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Filling reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 58, Lemon Filling is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Lemon Filling is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Filling reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lemon Filling reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Lemon Filling is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 13, Lemon Filling is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, Lemon Filling is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lemon Filling reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Lemon Filling is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Lemon Filling the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Lemon Filling reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Lemon Filling is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 8, Lemon Filling is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Filling reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Lemon Filling is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Lemon Filling is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Filling reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lemon Filling reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.