Peter Pan vs Skimming Stone
Peter Pan (Cloverdale Paint) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 29-point LRV gap — 68 for Skimming Stone vs 39 for Peter Pan — means Skimming Stone will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 32.4 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.
Peter Pan vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Peter Pan 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. Skimming Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Peter Pan.
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. Skimming Stone 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. Skimming Stone 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. Skimming Stone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Peter Pan vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Peter Pan 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 Peter Pan comparisons
See how Peter Pan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 39), opening up a space where Peter Pan encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 39, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (39 vs 30) makes Peter Pan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 39, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 39), opening up a space where Peter Pan encloses it.
Peter Pan reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (43 vs 39) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 39), opening up a space where Peter Pan encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 39, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 39), opening up a space where Peter Pan encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 39), opening up a space where Peter Pan encloses it.
Peter Pan reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Peter Pan reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Peter Pan reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (39 vs 31) makes Peter Pan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 7, Peter Pan is decisively the brighter choice.