Shaded White vs Skimming Stone
Shaded White and Skimming Stone come from the same Farrow & Ball collection. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 4-point LRV gap — 68 for Skimming Stone vs 64 for Shaded White — means Skimming Stone will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 3.7 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Shaded White vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Shaded White 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Skimming Stone has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Skimming Stone has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Skimming Stone has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Skimming Stone has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Shaded White vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Shaded White 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 Shaded White comparisons
See how Shaded White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 64) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 30, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Shaded White the marginally brighter of the two.
Shaded White reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 43, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 4, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
Shaded White reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 64, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 21, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Shaded White encloses it.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 41, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 25, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Shaded White reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 31, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 7, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 24, Shaded White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 57) makes Shaded White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (72 vs 64) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.