Char Brown vs Tea with Florence
Where Char Brown belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Char Brown belongs to the beige-greige family and Tea with Florence to the blue family. Tea with Florence (LRV 18) reflects noticeably more light than Char Brown (LRV 9), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Char Brown runs red while Tea with Florence is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 25.2, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Char Brown vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Char Brown 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 Tea with Florence will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Char Brown would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Tea with Florence reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Char Brown.
Color Details
Char Brown vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Char Brown 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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