Sandstone vs Skimming Stone
Sandstone is a Cloverdale Paint color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Sandstone reads as greige-grey, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 68 vs 48, Skimming Stone will read as the brighter of the two — a 20-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 11.5, 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.
Sandstone vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sandstone 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 Sandstone 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 Sandstone 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 Sandstone would.
Color Details
Sandstone vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sandstone 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 Sandstone comparisons
See how Sandstone stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 48, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 48), opening up a space where Sandstone encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 48) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 27, Sandstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Sandstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Sandstone the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 48), opening up a space where Sandstone encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 48, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 48, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Sandstone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Sandstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sandstone reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
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Sandstone reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 48), opening up a space where Sandstone encloses it.