Skimming Stone vs Glacier Bay
Where Skimming Stone belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Glacier Bay is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Skimming Stone belongs to the beige-greige family and Glacier Bay to the greige-white family. Glacier Bay (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Skimming Stone (LRV 68), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Skimming Stone runs warm while Glacier Bay is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 5.4 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.
Skimming Stone vs Glacier Bay in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Skimming Stone and Glacier Bay 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Glacier Bay gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Glacier Bay reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Glacier Bay reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Glacier Bay reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Skimming Stone vs Glacier Bay Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Skimming Stone on one side and Glacier Bay 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 Skimming Stone comparisons
See how Skimming Stone 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 Skimming Stone encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 30, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 4, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Skimming Stone 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, Skimming Stone 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 Skimming Stone encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 41, Skimming Stone 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, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 31, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 7, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 24, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.