Tingle vs Skimming Stone
Tingle (Cloverdale Paint) and Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Tingle reads as green, while Skimming Stone reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 51-point LRV gap — 68 for Skimming Stone vs 17 for Tingle — means Skimming Stone will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 51.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tingle vs Skimming Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tingle and Skimming Stone in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tingle.
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 returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Skimming Stone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Tingle vs Skimming Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tingle 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 Tingle comparisons
See how Tingle stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 17, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 17), opening up a space where Tingle encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 17), opening up a space where Tingle encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 17), opening up a space where Tingle encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 17, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (27 vs 17) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 17), opening up a space where Tingle encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 17, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 17, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 17), opening up a space where Tingle encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 17, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 17, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Tingle the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (17 vs 8) makes Tingle the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Tingle the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 17, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 17), opening up a space where Tingle encloses it.
Tingle reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.