Beach Glass vs Tea with Florence

Where Beach Glass belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Beach Glass belongs to the green-grey family and Tea with Florence to the blue family. Beach Glass (LRV 50) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 32 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Beach Glass runs green while Tea with Florence is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 27.6, 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.

Beach Glass vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Beach Glass 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.

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 LRV gap is large enough that Beach Glass will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.

Beach GlassBenjamin Moore Beach Glass living room interior

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Tea with FlorenceLittle Greene Tea with Florence living room inspiration

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Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Beach Glass reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

Beach GlassBenjamin Moore Beach Glass bedroom interior

@andyrayno

Tea with FlorenceLittle Greene Tea with Florence bedroom inspiration

@urban.dolly

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. Beach Glass reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

Beach GlassBenjamin Moore Beach Glass bathroom color review

@crousecrewinteriors

Tea with FlorenceLittle Greene Tea with Florence bathroom color review

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Color Details

Beach Glass
Benjamin Moore · 1564
Hex#B3BEB9
LRV49.7
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number1564
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium
Tea with Florence
Little Greene · 310
Hex#5C7C7E
LRV18.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number310
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Beach Glass vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Beach Glass on one side and Tea with Florence on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Beach Glass comparisons

See how Beach Glass stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Beach Glass
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Beach Glass
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads noticeably lighter

Iron Ore
Beach Glass
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Beach Glass is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Beach Glass
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Nearly identical in tone

Evergreen Fog
Beach Glass
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Beach Glass reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Beach Glass
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Nearly identical in tone

Agreeable Gray
Beach Glass
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Beach Glass
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Beach Glass reads noticeably lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Beach Glass
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter

Balboa Mist
Beach Glass
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist reads noticeably lighter

Vintage Vogue
Beach Glass
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Beach Glass is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Beach Glass
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Beach Glass reads noticeably lighter

Pine Needle
Beach Glass
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Beach Glass is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Beach Glass
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Beach Glass is the lighter choice

Black grey
Beach Glass
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Beach Glass is the lighter choice

Piazza
Beach Glass
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza reads noticeably lighter

Humble Yellow
Beach Glass
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow reads slightly lighter

Windmill Lane
Beach Glass
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Beach Glass reads noticeably lighter

Senses
Beach Glass
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Beach Glass reads slightly lighter

Lamp Black
Beach Glass
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Beach Glass is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Beach Glass
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen reads slightly lighter

Thames Fog
Beach Glass
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Beach Glass reads noticeably lighter

Ocean Abyss
Beach Glass
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Beach Glass is the lighter choice

Obsidian Green
Beach Glass
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Beach Glass is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Beach Glass
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Nearly identical in tone

Teton Blue
Beach Glass
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Beach Glass reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-2
Beach Glass
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-1
Beach Glass
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Beach Glass
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Beach Glass
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Beach Glass is the lighter choice