Moss Island vs Skimming Stone
Moss Island (Cloverdale Paint) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. The 4-point LRV gap — 72 for Moss Island vs 68 for Skimming Stone — means Moss Island will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 2.8 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Moss Island vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Moss Island 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. Moss Island reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Moss Island has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Moss Island has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Moss Island has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Moss Island vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Moss Island 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 Moss Island comparisons
See how Moss Island stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 3-point LRV gap (72 vs 69) makes Moss Island the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 72 vs 52, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 30, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Moss Island the marginally brighter of the two.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 4, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
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Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (84 vs 72) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 21, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Moss Island reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 51, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Moss Island reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 7, Moss Island is decisively the brighter choice.