Matchstick vs Skimming Stone
Both are Farrow & Ball colors. Hue-wise, Matchstick belongs to the beige family and Skimming Stone to the beige-greige family. With LRVs of 68 and 68, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 7.7, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Matchstick vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Matchstick 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
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Matchstick vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Matchstick 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 Matchstick comparisons
See how Matchstick stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Matchstick encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 30, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Matchstick the marginally brighter of the two.
Matchstick reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 4, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 21, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Matchstick encloses it.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 41, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 25, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 31, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 7, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 24, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Matchstick the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.