Sleet vs Skimming Stone
Sleet (Cloverdale Paint) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Sleet belongs to the grey family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. The 13-point LRV gap — 68 for Skimming Stone vs 55 for Sleet — means Skimming Stone will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 8.3 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sleet vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Sleet 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
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 Sleet.
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
Sleet vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sleet 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 Sleet comparisons
See how Sleet stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Sleet reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sleet reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Sleet is decisively the brighter choice.
Sleet reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 12-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Sleet the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Sleet encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Sleet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Sleet is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Sleet the marginally brighter of the two.
Sleet reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sleet reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.