Soft Peach vs Skimming Stone

Soft PeachDuluxvsSkimming StoneFarrow & BallΔE 11.7Distinct difference

Soft Peach is a Dulux color while Skimming Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Soft Peach reads as beige, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 73 vs 68, Soft Peach will read as the brighter of the two — a 5-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 11.7, 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.

Soft Peach vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Soft Peach 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. Soft Peach has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Soft PeachHalf-painted wall with Dulux Soft peach

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Skimming StoneFarrow and Ball Skimming Stone 241 living room

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Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Soft Peach gives the walls a little more lift.

Soft PeachDulux Soft Peach bedroom interior

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Skimming StoneFarrow and Ball Skimming Stone 241 bedroom

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Kitchen

Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The brightness difference is modest but present — Soft Peach gives the walls a little more lift.

Soft PeachKitchen with warm color Dulux Soft Peach

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Skimming StoneFarrow and Ball Skimming Stone 241 kitchen

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Color Details

Soft Peach
Dulux
LRV72.9
BrandDulux
Number
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball · 241
LRV68.1
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number241
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Soft Peach vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soft Peach 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 Soft Peach comparisons

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

Soft Peach
Ammonite
Soft Peach
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Soft Peach reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

White Dove
Soft Peach
White Dove
Soft Peach

A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.

Soft Peach
Iron Ore
Soft Peach
Iron Ore

At LRV 73 vs 6, Soft Peach is decisively the brighter choice.

Soft Peach
Purbeck Stone
Soft Peach
Purbeck Stone

Soft Peach reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.

Soft Peach
Evergreen Fog
Soft Peach
Evergreen Fog

Soft Peach reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Soft Peach
Mizzle
Soft Peach
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 73 vs 52, Soft Peach is decisively the brighter choice.

Soft Peach
Agreeable Gray
Soft Peach
Agreeable Gray

Soft Peach reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.

Soft Peach
Accessible Beige
Soft Peach
Accessible Beige

At LRV 73 vs 58, Soft Peach is decisively the brighter choice.

Denim Drift
Soft Peach
Denim Drift
Soft Peach

At LRV 73 vs 27, Soft Peach is decisively the brighter choice.

Soft Peach
French Gray
Soft Peach
French Gray

Soft Peach reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Soft Peach
Naval
Soft Peach
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Soft Peach reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Soft Peach
Tranquil Dawn
Soft Peach
Tranquil Dawn

At LRV 73 vs 55, Soft Peach is decisively the brighter choice.

Soft Peach
Bancha
Soft Peach
Bancha
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 73 vs 13, Soft Peach is decisively the brighter choice.

Soft Peach
Hardwick White
Soft Peach
Hardwick White

At LRV 73 vs 44, Soft Peach is decisively the brighter choice.

Soft Peach
Pure White
Soft Peach
Pure White

Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Soft Peach
Artichoke
Soft Peach
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Soft Peach reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Soft Peach
Balboa Mist
Soft Peach

A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Soft Peach the marginally brighter of the two.

Soft Peach
Shoji White
Soft Peach
Shoji White

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Soft Peach
Snowbound
Soft Peach
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.

Soft Peach
Pigeon
Soft Peach
Pigeon
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Soft Peach reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.

Soft Peach
Pewter Green
Soft Peach
Pewter Green

At LRV 73 vs 12, Soft Peach is decisively the brighter choice.

Soft Peach
Duck Green
Soft Peach
Duck Green

At LRV 73 vs 8, Soft Peach is decisively the brighter choice.

Soft Peach
Dix Blue
Soft Peach
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Soft Peach reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Soft Peach
Vintage Vogue
Soft Peach

At LRV 73 vs 12, Soft Peach is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Soft Peach
Saybrook Sage
Soft Peach

At LRV 73 vs 45, Soft Peach is decisively the brighter choice.

Soft Peach
Pale Green
Soft Peach
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Soft Peach reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Pine Needle
Soft Peach
Pine Needle
Soft Peach

Soft Peach reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.