Imperial Gray vs Tea with Florence
Where Imperial Gray belongs to Behr's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Imperial Gray belongs to the grey family and Tea with Florence to the blue family. Tea with Florence (LRV 18) reflects noticeably more light than Imperial Gray (LRV 14), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean blue, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 11.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Imperial Gray vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Imperial Gray and Tea with Florence in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Tea with Florence reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Tea with Florence reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Tea with Florence reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Imperial Gray vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Imperial Gray on one side and Tea with Florence 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.
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