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Skimming stone
Dulux Heritage
Dulux Heritage Velvet Matt Paint - Tinted Colour Match
Create a breezy atmosphere with this gentle tone. We rate this as virtually indistinguishable from the designer original (98%). Dulux Heritage provides a soft-touch finish similar to clay paint.
1 Litre £23.91
Try it first. The cheapest tester for Skimming stone is 250ml of Crown Trade at £4.82. Put it on the wall in your own light before you order litres, because tinted paint cannot be sent back.
About Farrow & Ball Skimming stone
Farrow & Ball Skimming stone is a light, near neutral, warm grey. At LRV 66 it reflects 66% of the light that hits it, so it keeps a room feeling open and takes north light without going flat. Its NCS code S 1502-Y50R reads as 15% blackness and 2% chromaticness on a hue of yellow and red in equal measure, which is the shade the trade tin is mixed to. Measured against that shade the original sits 1.53 dE away, a difference you would only see with the two side by side; the trade mix reads slightly darker and a touch cooler.
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Crown Trade Clean Extreme Stain Resistant Scrubbable Matt Paint - Tinted Colour Match
Tester 250ml £4.822.5 Litre £36.10Lighter and darker from Farrow & Ball
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Farrow & Ball Skimming stone dupe: common questions
- Is Farrow & Ball Skimming Stone warm or cool?
- It's a warm off-white that leans to a soft greige, with an LRV of 66, a light mid-tone rather than a true off-white. The warmth stops it feeling clinical, and it holds up in both natural and artificial light.
- What trade paint matches Skimming Stone?
- Dulux Heritage mixed to NCS S 1502-Y50R at a 98% match, the same colour in a trade-grade paint.
- How much cheaper is the Skimming Stone dupe?
- From £23.91, up to 40% less than Farrow & Ball Skimming Stone.
- How close is NCS S 1502-Y50R to Farrow & Ball Skimming stone?
- Close NCS match: a difference you would only see with the two side by side. We measure the colour against the NCS shade it is mixed to, and this one sits 1.53 dE apart (under 1 is invisible, 1 to 2 shows only side by side, over 3.5 is a different shade). The store tints every tin to that NCS code, so this is how close the paint itself will be before brand and finish come into it.
- What does a 98% match actually mean?
- The percentage is our overall grade for the trade product against Farrow & Ball Skimming stone. It combines three things: how close the NCS shade it is mixed to sits to the original, the tinting quality of the trade brand, and how the finish carries colour. Platinum is 98% and above, Gold 96%, Silver 94%, Bronze below that. It grades the product, not the colour on its own. The colour on its own is the NCS fit on this page: a measured distance to the shade in the tin, where under 1 dE is invisible, 1 to 2 shows only side by side, and above 3.5 is a shift you will notice. Whatever the score, put a tester on the wall before you order tins.
- How quickly can I get it?
- Next Day Paint tints your colour to order. Order before 3pm, Monday to Friday, and it ships for next working day delivery at £3.99. They email you tracking when it leaves.
- Can I try the colour before buying a full tin?
- Most trade finishes come in a tester pot, and the page shows the tester price beside the tin price. Put it on the wall and look at it in daylight and under your own lamps before you order litres, because a tinted tin cannot go back.
- Can I return it if I change my mind?
- Next Day Paint tints each tin to your colour after you order, so they cannot resell it and cannot take it back unless it arrives faulty. Put a sample pot on the wall before you commit to full tins.
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