Turkish Tower vs Skimming Stone
Turkish Tower (Cloverdale Paint) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Turkish Tower belongs to the greige-grey family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 69 vs 68 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 3.6 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.
Turkish Tower vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Turkish Tower 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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Turkish Tower vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Turkish Tower 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 Turkish Tower comparisons
See how Turkish Tower stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Turkish Tower encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Turkish Tower the marginally brighter of the two.
Turkish Tower reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 4, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 21, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
Turkish Tower reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Turkish Tower encloses it.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 69 vs 25, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Turkish Tower reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 7, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 24, Turkish Tower is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (69 vs 57) makes Turkish Tower the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (72 vs 69) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.