Picket Fence vs Skimming Stone
Where Picket Fence belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Picket Fence reads as green-white, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Picket Fence (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Skimming Stone (LRV 68), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 9.3 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.
Picket Fence vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Picket Fence 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 Picket Fence 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. Picket Fence 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. Picket Fence 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. Picket Fence reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Skimming Stone.
Color Details
Picket Fence vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Picket Fence 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 Picket Fence comparisons
See how Picket Fence stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 52, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 30, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
Picket Fence reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
Picket Fence reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Picket Fence reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 43, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 4, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
Picket Fence reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Picket Fence reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Picket Fence reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 84 vs 21, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
Picket Fence reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Picket Fence reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Picket Fence reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 25, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
Picket Fence reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Picket Fence reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 7, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 24, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 57, Picket Fence is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (84 vs 72) makes Picket Fence the marginally brighter of the two.