Stone Mill vs Skimming Stone
Stone Mill (Cloverdale Paint) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Stone Mill reads as greige-grey, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 37-point LRV gap — 68 for Skimming Stone vs 31 for Stone Mill — means Skimming Stone will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 23.2 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.
Stone Mill vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Stone Mill 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 Stone Mill.
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
Stone Mill vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stone Mill 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 Stone Mill comparisons
See how Stone Mill stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Stone Mill encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Stone Mill reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 31), opening up a space where Stone Mill encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Stone Mill encloses it.
Stone Mill reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (43 vs 31) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 31 vs 4, Stone Mill is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Stone Mill encloses it.
Stone Mill reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Stone Mill encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Stone Mill the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Stone Mill encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Stone Mill encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Stone Mill encloses it.
Stone Mill reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 31, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (31 vs 25) makes Stone Mill the marginally brighter of the two.
Stone Mill reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Stone Mill encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 31 vs 7, Stone Mill is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (31 vs 24) makes Stone Mill the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 31, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.