Pale Almond vs Tea with Florence

Where Pale Almond belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Pale Almond belongs to the beige family and Tea with Florence to the blue family. Pale Almond (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 51 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pale Almond 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 43.5, 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.

Pale Almond vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pale Almond 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 Pale Almond will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.

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

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Color Details

Pale Almond
Benjamin Moore · OC-2
Hex#E7DBC3
LRV69.5
BrandBenjamin Moore
NumberOC-2
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Tea with Florence
Little Greene · 310
Hex#5C7C7E
LRV18.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number310
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Pale Almond vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pale Almond 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 Pale Almond comparisons

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

White Dove
Pale Almond
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads noticeably lighter

Ammonite
Pale Almond
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Nearly identical in tone

Iron Ore
Pale Almond
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Pale Almond
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Pale Almond reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Pale Almond
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Pale Almond
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Pale Almond reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Pale Almond
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Pale Almond reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Pale Almond
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Pale Almond
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Pale Almond reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Pale Almond
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Pale Almond reads slightly lighter

Vintage Vogue
Pale Almond
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Pale Almond
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Pale Almond
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Pale Almond
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

Black grey
Pale Almond
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

Piazza
Pale Almond
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Pale Almond reads slightly lighter

Humble Yellow
Pale Almond
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Pale Almond reads noticeably lighter

Windmill Lane
Pale Almond
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

Senses
Pale Almond
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Pale Almond
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Pale Almond
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Pale Almond reads noticeably lighter

Thames Fog
Pale Almond
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Pale Almond
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

Obsidian Green
Pale Almond
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Pale Almond
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Pale Almond reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Pale Almond
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Pale Almond is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Pale Almond
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

Nearly identical in tone

RAL 110-1
Pale Almond
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads slightly lighter

Paper
Pale Almond
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads noticeably lighter

Passageway
Pale Almond
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Pale Almond is the lighter choice