Summer's End vs Skimming Stone
Summer's End (Cloverdale Paint) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Summer's End belongs to the beige family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. The 30-point LRV gap — 68 for Skimming Stone vs 38 for Summer's End — means Skimming Stone will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 37.7 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.
Summer's End vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Summer's End 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 Summer's End.
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
Summer's End vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Summer's End 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 Summer's End comparisons
See how Summer's End stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 38, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 38), opening up a space where Summer's End encloses it.
Summer's End reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 38, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (38 vs 30) makes Summer's End the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 38), opening up a space where Summer's End encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 38, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 38), opening up a space where Summer's End encloses it.
Summer's End reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (43 vs 38) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 38 vs 4, Summer's End is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 38), opening up a space where Summer's End encloses it.
Summer's End reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 38, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 21, Summer's End is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 38), opening up a space where Summer's End encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 38), opening up a space where Summer's End encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 38), opening up a space where Summer's End encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 38, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer's End reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Summer's End reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (41 vs 38) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Summer's End reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (38 vs 31) makes Summer's End the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 38 vs 7, Summer's End is decisively the brighter choice.