Chesapeake Blue vs Tea with Florence

Chesapeake Blue is a Benjamin Moore color while Tea with Florence comes from Little Greene. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 49 vs 18, Chesapeake Blue will read as the brighter of the two — a 31-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a blue quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 25.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Chesapeake Blue vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Chesapeake Blue 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

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Chesapeake Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Chesapeake BlueBenjamin Moore CW-595 living room

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Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Chesapeake Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.

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House

At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Chesapeake Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.

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Color Details

Chesapeake Blue
Benjamin Moore · CW-595
Hex#94C0C6
LRV48.9
BrandBenjamin Moore
NumberCW-595
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium
Tea with Florence
Little Greene · 310
Hex#5C7C7E
LRV18.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number310
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Chesapeake Blue vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chesapeake Blue 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 Chesapeake Blue comparisons

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

White Dove
Chesapeake Blue
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Chesapeake Blue
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads noticeably lighter

Iron Ore
Chesapeake Blue
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Chesapeake Blue is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Chesapeake Blue
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Nearly identical in tone

Evergreen Fog
Chesapeake Blue
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Chesapeake Blue reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Chesapeake Blue
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Nearly identical in tone

Agreeable Gray
Chesapeake Blue
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Chesapeake Blue
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Chesapeake Blue reads noticeably lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Chesapeake Blue
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter

Balboa Mist
Chesapeake Blue
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist reads noticeably lighter

Vintage Vogue
Chesapeake Blue
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Chesapeake Blue is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Chesapeake Blue
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Chesapeake Blue reads noticeably lighter

Pine Needle
Chesapeake Blue
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Chesapeake Blue is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Chesapeake Blue
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Chesapeake Blue reads noticeably lighter

Black grey
Chesapeake Blue
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Chesapeake Blue is the lighter choice

Piazza
Chesapeake Blue
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza reads noticeably lighter

Humble Yellow
Chesapeake Blue
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow reads slightly lighter

Windmill Lane
Chesapeake Blue
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Chesapeake Blue reads noticeably lighter

Senses
Chesapeake Blue
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Chesapeake Blue reads slightly lighter

Lamp Black
Chesapeake Blue
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Chesapeake Blue is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Chesapeake Blue
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen reads slightly lighter

Thames Fog
Chesapeake Blue
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Chesapeake Blue reads noticeably lighter

Ocean Abyss
Chesapeake Blue
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Chesapeake Blue is the lighter choice

Obsidian Green
Chesapeake Blue
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Chesapeake Blue is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Chesapeake Blue
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Nearly identical in tone

Teton Blue
Chesapeake Blue
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Chesapeake Blue reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-2
Chesapeake Blue
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-1
Chesapeake Blue
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Chesapeake Blue
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Chesapeake Blue
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Chesapeake Blue is the lighter choice