New Vellum vs Skimming Stone
Where New Vellum belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Skimming Stone (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than New Vellum (LRV 53), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
New Vellum vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. New Vellum 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than New Vellum would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Skimming Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than New Vellum.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Skimming Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than New Vellum.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Skimming Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than New Vellum.
Color Details
New Vellum vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see New Vellum 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 New Vellum comparisons
See how New Vellum stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where New Vellum encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 53, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
New Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 30, New Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
New Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (53 vs 43) makes New Vellum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 53 vs 4, New Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
New Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
New Vellum reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 53, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 21, New Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 53), opening up a space where New Vellum encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 53), opening up a space where New Vellum encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where New Vellum encloses it.
New Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (53 vs 41) makes New Vellum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 53, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 25, New Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
New Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
New Vellum reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 53 vs 31, New Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 7, New Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 24, New Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (57 vs 53) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 53, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.