Sun's Glory vs Skimming Stone
Where Sun's Glory belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Sun's Glory belongs to the beige-yellow family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. Sun's Glory (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Skimming Stone (LRV 68), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 52.1, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sun's Glory vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sun's Glory 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Sun's Glory gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Sun's Glory reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Sun's Glory reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Sun's Glory reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Sun's Glory vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sun's Glory 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 Sun's Glory comparisons
See how Sun's Glory stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 76 vs 6, Sun's Glory is decisively the brighter choice.
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Sun's Glory reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Sun's Glory is decisively the brighter choice.
Sun's Glory reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Sun's Glory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Sun's Glory is decisively the brighter choice.
Sun's Glory reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sun's Glory reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Sun's Glory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 13, Sun's Glory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Sun's Glory is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sun's Glory reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Sun's Glory the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Sun's Glory is decisively the brighter choice.
Sun's Glory reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Sun's Glory reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sun's Glory reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Sun's Glory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Sun's Glory is decisively the brighter choice.
Sun's Glory reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sun's Glory reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Sun's Glory reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Sun's Glory reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Sun's Glory reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.