Labrador Blue vs Tea with Florence
Where Labrador Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Labrador Blue (LRV 33) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 15 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 15.3, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Labrador Blue vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Labrador 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
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 Labrador Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Labrador Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.
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. Labrador Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Labrador Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Labrador Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.
Color Details
Labrador Blue vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Labrador Blue 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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