Stony Ground vs Downing Sand
Stony Ground is a Farrow & Ball color while Downing Sand comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 54 vs 51, Stony Ground will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-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. With a ΔE of 2.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stony Ground vs Downing Sand in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Stony Ground and Downing Sand 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Stony Ground vs Downing Sand Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stony Ground on one side and Downing Sand 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 Stony Ground comparisons
See how Stony Ground stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 54), opening up a space where Stony Ground encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 54, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Stony Ground reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 54 vs 30, Stony Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 54) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stony Ground reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (54 vs 43) makes Stony Ground the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 54 vs 4, Stony Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Stony Ground reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Stony Ground reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 54, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 21, Stony Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 54), opening up a space where Stony Ground encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 54), opening up a space where Stony Ground encloses it.
Stony Ground reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 54), opening up a space where Stony Ground encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 41, Stony Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 54, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 25, Stony Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
Stony Ground reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Stony Ground reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 54 vs 31, Stony Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 7, Stony Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 24, Stony Ground is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room.