Wool vs Skimming Stone

Where Wool belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Skimming Stone (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Wool (LRV 64), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Wool vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Wool 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

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 — Skimming Stone gives the walls a little more lift.

WoolWool CA031 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Skimming StoneFarrow and Ball Skimming Stone 241 living room

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Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

WoolWool CA031 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Skimming StoneFarrow and Ball Skimming Stone 241 bedroom

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Kitchen

In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

WoolWool CA031 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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Skimming StoneFarrow and Ball Skimming Stone 241 kitchen

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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. Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

WoolWool CA031 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Skimming StoneFarrow and Ball Skimming Stone 241 bathroom

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Color Details

Wool
Cloverdale Paint · CA031
Hex#DAD1C3
LRV64.5
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberCA031
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball · 241
Hex#dfd6cb
LRV68.1
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number241
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Wool vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wool on one side and Skimming Stone on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Wool comparisons

See how Wool stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Wool
White Dove
Wool
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Wool
Ammonite
Wool
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Wool
Iron Ore
Wool
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

At LRV 64 vs 6, Wool is decisively the brighter choice.

Wool
Purbeck Stone
Wool
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

Wool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.

Wool
Evergreen Fog
Wool
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

Wool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Wool
Mizzle
Wool
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 64 vs 52, Wool is decisively the brighter choice.

Wool
Agreeable Gray
Wool
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

Wool reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Wool
Accessible Beige
Wool
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Wool the marginally brighter of the two.

Wool
Denim Drift
Wool
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

At LRV 64 vs 27, Wool is decisively the brighter choice.

Wool
French Gray
Wool
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

Wool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Wool
Naval
Wool
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Wool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Wool
Tranquil Dawn
Wool
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Wool the marginally brighter of the two.

Wool
Bancha
Wool
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 64 vs 13, Wool is decisively the brighter choice.

Wool
Hardwick White
Wool
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

At LRV 64 vs 44, Wool is decisively the brighter choice.

Wool
Pure White
Wool
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Wool encloses it.

Wool
Artichoke
Wool
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Wool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Wool
Balboa Mist
Wool
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Wool
Shoji White
Wool
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.

Wool
Snowbound
Wool
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Wool
Pewter Green
Wool
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

At LRV 64 vs 12, Wool is decisively the brighter choice.

Wool
Dix Blue
Wool
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Wool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Wool
Calamine
Wool
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Wool
Treron
Wool
Treron
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Wool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Wool
Vintage Vogue
Wool
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

At LRV 64 vs 12, Wool is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Wool
Saybrook Sage
Wool
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

At LRV 64 vs 45, Wool is decisively the brighter choice.

Wool
Pale Green
Wool
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Wool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Wool
Pine Needle
Wool
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

Wool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Wool
Cement grey
Wool
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Wool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Wool
Guilford Green
Wool
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

Wool reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Wool
Just Walnut
Wool
Just Walnut
Cloverdale Paint
Wool
CA031 · LRV 64

Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.