Plunge vs Skimming Stone
Plunge is a Cloverdale Paint color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Plunge belongs to the green family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. At LRV 68 vs 52, Skimming Stone will read as the brighter of the two — a 16-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 15.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Plunge vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Plunge 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
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 Plunge 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 Plunge 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 Plunge would.
Color Details
Plunge vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Plunge 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 Plunge comparisons
See how Plunge stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 52, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Plunge reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 52 vs 27, Plunge is decisively the brighter choice.
Plunge reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Plunge the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 52), opening up a space where Plunge encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 12, Plunge is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 8, Plunge is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 12, Plunge is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Plunge the marginally brighter of the two.
Plunge reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Plunge reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.