Peppermint Rock vs Skimming Stone
Peppermint Rock is a Dulux color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Peppermint Rock reads as blue-green, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 75 vs 68, Peppermint Rock will read as the brighter of the two — a 7-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Peppermint Rock's cool character against Skimming Stone's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 18.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Peppermint Rock vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Peppermint Rock 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. Peppermint Rock has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Peppermint Rock gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Peppermint Rock vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Peppermint Rock 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 Peppermint Rock comparisons
See how Peppermint Rock stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Peppermint Rock reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 6, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 58, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 27, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 55, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 13, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 44, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (75 vs 66) makes Peppermint Rock the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 45, Peppermint Rock is decisively the brighter choice.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Peppermint Rock reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.