Mustard Blanket vs Skimming Stone

Mustard BlanketDuluxvsSkimming StoneFarrow & BallΔE 47.3Very different colors

Mustard Blanket is a Dulux color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Mustard Blanket reads as beige, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 68 vs 34, Skimming Stone will read as the brighter of the two — a 34-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 47.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Mustard Blanket vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mustard Blanket 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

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Skimming Stone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Mustard BlanketDulux Mustard Blanket living room makeover

@making.it.home.again

Skimming StoneFarrow and Ball Skimming Stone 241 living room

@crosspool_eclectic

Kitchen

Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mustard Blanket would.

Mustard BlanketDulux Mustard Blanket kitchen accent wall

@caravellefenton

Skimming StoneFarrow and Ball Skimming Stone 241 kitchen

@home_at_eden_gardens

Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Skimming Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mustard Blanket would.

Mustard BlanketDulux Mustard Blanket bathroom accent wall

@caravellefenton

Skimming StoneFarrow and Ball Skimming Stone 241 bathroom

@hawkinskb

Color Details

Mustard Blanket
Dulux · 40YY 34/446
Hex#B89441
LRV34.0
BrandDulux
Number40YY 34/446
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball · 241
Hex#dfd6cb
LRV68.1
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number241
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Mustard Blanket vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mustard Blanket 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 Mustard Blanket comparisons

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

White Dove
Mustard Blanket
White Dove
Mustard Blanket
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

At LRV 83 vs 34, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Mustard Blanket
Ammonite
Mustard Blanket
Ammonite
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 34), opening up a space where Mustard Blanket encloses it.

Mustard Blanket
Iron Ore
Mustard Blanket
Iron Ore
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

At LRV 34 vs 6, Mustard Blanket is decisively the brighter choice.

Mustard Blanket
Purbeck Stone
Mustard Blanket
Purbeck Stone
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 34), opening up a space where Mustard Blanket encloses it.

Mustard Blanket
Evergreen Fog
Mustard Blanket
Evergreen Fog
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

Mustard Blanket reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Mustard Blanket
Mizzle
Mustard Blanket
Mizzle
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 52 vs 34, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Mustard Blanket
Agreeable Gray
Mustard Blanket
Agreeable Gray
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 34), opening up a space where Mustard Blanket encloses it.

Mustard Blanket
Accessible Beige
Mustard Blanket
Accessible Beige
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

At LRV 58 vs 34, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Denim Drift
Mustard Blanket
Denim Drift
Mustard Blanket
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

A 7-point LRV gap (34 vs 27) makes Mustard Blanket the marginally brighter of the two.

Mustard Blanket
French Gray
Mustard Blanket
French Gray
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Mustard Blanket
Naval
Mustard Blanket
Naval
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Mustard Blanket reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Mustard Blanket
Tranquil Dawn
Mustard Blanket
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

At LRV 55 vs 34, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Mustard Blanket
Bancha
Mustard Blanket
Bancha
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 34 vs 13, Mustard Blanket is decisively the brighter choice.

Mustard Blanket
Hardwick White
Mustard Blanket
Hardwick White
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

A 10-point LRV gap (44 vs 34) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.

Mustard Blanket
Pure White
Mustard Blanket
Pure White
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 34), opening up a space where Mustard Blanket encloses it.

Mustard Blanket
Artichoke
Mustard Blanket
Artichoke
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Mustard Blanket reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Mustard Blanket
Balboa Mist
Mustard Blanket
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

At LRV 66 vs 34, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Mustard Blanket
Shoji White
Mustard Blanket
Shoji White
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

At LRV 74 vs 34, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Mustard Blanket
Snowbound
Mustard Blanket
Snowbound
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 34, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Mustard Blanket
Pewter Green
Mustard Blanket
Pewter Green
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

At LRV 34 vs 12, Mustard Blanket is decisively the brighter choice.

Mustard Blanket
Dix Blue
Mustard Blanket
Dix Blue
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Mustard Blanket
Calamine
Mustard Blanket
Calamine
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 34), opening up a space where Mustard Blanket encloses it.

Mustard Blanket
Treron
Mustard Blanket
Treron
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Mustard Blanket reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Vintage Vogue
Mustard Blanket
Vintage Vogue
Mustard Blanket
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

At LRV 34 vs 12, Mustard Blanket is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Mustard Blanket
Saybrook Sage
Mustard Blanket
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

A 11-point LRV gap (45 vs 34) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.

Mustard Blanket
Pale Green
Mustard Blanket
Pale Green
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

With LRVs of 34 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Mustard Blanket
Pine Needle
Mustard Blanket
Pine Needle
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

Mustard Blanket reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Mustard Blanket
Cement grey
Mustard Blanket
Cement grey
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Mustard Blanket reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Guilford Green
Mustard Blanket
Guilford Green
Mustard Blanket
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 34), opening up a space where Mustard Blanket encloses it.

Just Walnut
Mustard Blanket
Just Walnut
Mustard Blanket
Dulux
Mustard Blanket
40YY 34/446 · LRV 34

Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 34), opening up a space where Mustard Blanket encloses it.