Mossy Stone vs Skimming Stone
Where Mossy Stone belongs to Dulux's range, Skimming Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Skimming Stone (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Mossy Stone (LRV 57), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mossy Stone vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Mossy Stone 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 LRV gap is large enough that Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mossy Stone would.
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 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mossy Stone.
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 Mossy Stone.
Color Details
Mossy Stone vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mossy Stone 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 Mossy Stone comparisons
See how Mossy Stone 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 Mossy Stone encloses it.
Mossy Stone 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 Mossy Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 30, Mossy Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Mossy Stone 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.
Mossy Stone reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 43, Mossy Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 4, Mossy Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Mossy Stone reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Mossy Stone 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, Mossy Stone 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 Mossy Stone encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Mossy Stone encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Mossy Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Mossy Stone reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Mossy Stone reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 41, Mossy Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Mossy Stone reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Mossy Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 31, Mossy Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 7, Mossy Stone is decisively the brighter choice.