Dimity vs Skimming Stone
Both from Farrow & Ball's palette. Hue-wise, Dimity belongs to the beige family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. Dimity (LRV 78) reflects noticeably more light than Skimming Stone (LRV 68), a difference of 10 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 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dimity vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Dimity 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 Dimity will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Skimming Stone 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. Dimity reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Skimming 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. Dimity reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Skimming Stone.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Dimity reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Skimming Stone.
Color Details
Dimity vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dimity 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 Dimity comparisons
See how Dimity stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Dimity reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Dimity reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Dimity reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 58, Dimity is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 27, Dimity is decisively the brighter choice.
Dimity reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 55, Dimity is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 44, Dimity is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 66, Dimity is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes Dimity the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Dimity is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Dimity is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 45, Dimity is decisively the brighter choice.
Dimity reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Dimity reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Dimity reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Dimity reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Dimity reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.