Place of Dust vs Skimming Stone
Place of Dust is a Cloverdale Paint color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Place of Dust belongs to the grey family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. At LRV 68 vs 57, Skimming Stone will read as the brighter of the two — a 11-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 8.0, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Place of Dust vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Place of Dust 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Skimming Stone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Place of Dust would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Place of Dust would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Place of Dust would.
Color Details
Place of Dust vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Place of Dust 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 Place of Dust comparisons
See how Place of Dust stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 12-point LRV gap (69 vs 57) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Place of Dust encloses it.
Place of Dust reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Place of Dust the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 30, Place of Dust is decisively the brighter choice.
Place of Dust reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Place of Dust reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 43, Place of Dust is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 4, Place of Dust is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Place of Dust reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Place of Dust reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 57, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 21, Place of Dust is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Place of Dust encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Place of Dust encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Place of Dust the marginally brighter of the two.
Place of Dust reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Place of Dust reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 41, Place of Dust is decisively the brighter choice.
Place of Dust reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Place of Dust reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 31, Place of Dust is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 7, Place of Dust is decisively the brighter choice.