Petticoat vs Skimming Stone
Where Petticoat belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Petticoat reads as beige, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Petticoat (LRV 79) reflects noticeably more light than Skimming Stone (LRV 68), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 6.7 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.
Petticoat vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Petticoat 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 Petticoat will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Skimming Stone 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. Petticoat reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Skimming Stone.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Petticoat reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Skimming Stone.
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. Petticoat reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Skimming Stone.
Color Details
Petticoat vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Petticoat 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 Petticoat comparisons
See how Petticoat stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Petticoat reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Petticoat reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Petticoat reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 58, Petticoat is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Petticoat is decisively the brighter choice.
Petticoat reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Petticoat is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, Petticoat is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Petticoat is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Petticoat the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Petticoat is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 8, Petticoat is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Petticoat is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Petticoat is decisively the brighter choice.
Petticoat reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Petticoat reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.