Mission Hills vs Skimming Stone
Mission Hills (Cloverdale Paint) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Mission Hills belongs to the beige-yellow family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. The 3-point LRV gap — 71 for Mission Hills vs 68 for Skimming Stone — means Mission Hills will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 5.0 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.
Mission Hills vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Mission Hills 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
Mission Hills vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mission Hills 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 Mission Hills comparisons
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With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 71 vs 6, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
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Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
Mission Hills reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 58, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 27, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 55, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 13, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 44, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 71), opening up a space where Mission Hills encloses it.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes Mission Hills the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (83 vs 71) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 8, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 45, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.