Porcelain vs Skimming Stone
Porcelain is a Cloverdale Paint color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Porcelain reads as greige-white, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 76 vs 68, Porcelain will read as the brighter of the two — a 8-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 5.6, 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.
Porcelain vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Porcelain 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. Porcelain 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 Porcelain will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Skimming Stone 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 Porcelain will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Skimming Stone 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 Porcelain will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Skimming Stone would.
Color Details
Porcelain vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Porcelain 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 Porcelain comparisons
See how Porcelain stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Porcelain the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Porcelain reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.