Common Land vs Skimming Stone
Where Common Land belongs to Dulux's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Common Land reads as green-grey, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Skimming Stone (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Common Land (LRV 57), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Common Land 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 11.0, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Common Land vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Common Land 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 LRV gap is large enough that Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Common Land would.
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 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Common Land.
Color Details
Common Land vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Common Land 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 Common Land comparisons
See how Common Land stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 12-point LRV gap (69 vs 57) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Common Land encloses it.
Common Land reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Common Land the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 30, Common Land is decisively the brighter choice.
Common Land reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Common Land reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 43, Common Land is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 4, Common Land is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Common Land reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Common Land reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 57, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 21, Common Land is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Common Land encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Common Land encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Common Land the marginally brighter of the two.
Common Land reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Common Land reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 41, Common Land is decisively the brighter choice.
Common Land reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Common Land reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 31, Common Land is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 7, Common Land is decisively the brighter choice.