Silhouette vs Skimming Stone
Silhouette (Cloverdale Paint) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Silhouette belongs to the greige-grey family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. The 24-point LRV gap — 68 for Skimming Stone vs 45 for Silhouette — means Skimming Stone will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 13.5 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silhouette vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Silhouette 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Skimming Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Silhouette.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Skimming Stone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Skimming Stone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Skimming Stone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Silhouette vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silhouette 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 Silhouette comparisons
See how Silhouette stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Silhouette encloses it.
Silhouette reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 30, Silhouette is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Silhouette encloses it.
Silhouette reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 4, Silhouette is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silhouette reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 21, Silhouette is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Silhouette encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Silhouette encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Silhouette encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Silhouette reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Silhouette reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Silhouette the marginally brighter of the two.
Silhouette reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Silhouette is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 7, Silhouette is decisively the brighter choice.