Maple Pecan vs Skimming Stone
Maple Pecan (Cloverdale Paint) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Maple Pecan reads as beige, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 66 vs 68 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 6.4 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.
Maple Pecan vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Maple Pecan 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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Maple Pecan vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Maple Pecan 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 Maple Pecan comparisons
See how Maple Pecan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 69 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 66, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 6, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Maple Pecan reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Maple Pecan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Maple Pecan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 13, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Maple Pecan encloses it.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 8, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.