Rust vs Skimming Stone
Where Rust belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Rust reads as pink-red, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Skimming Stone (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Rust (LRV 14), a difference of 54 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 46.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rust vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rust 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
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 Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Rust 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. Skimming Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rust.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Skimming Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rust.
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. Skimming Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rust.
Color Details
Rust vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rust 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 Rust comparisons
See how Rust stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 84 vs 14, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 14), opening up a space where Rust encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 14), opening up a space where Rust encloses it.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Rust reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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