City Fog vs Skimming Stone
Where City Fog belongs to Dulux's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, City Fog belongs to the grey family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. Skimming Stone (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than City Fog (LRV 15), a difference of 53 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. City Fog runs neutral while Skimming Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 43.9, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
City Fog vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing City Fog 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.
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 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than City Fog.
Color Details
City Fog vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see City Fog 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 City Fog comparisons
See how City Fog stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 15), opening up a space where City Fog encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 15, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 15, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 15), opening up a space where City Fog encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 15, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 15, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes City Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (15 vs 8) makes City Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes City Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
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City Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.