Sweet Rosy Brown vs Tea with Florence

Where Sweet Rosy Brown belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Sweet Rosy Brown belongs to the pink family and Tea with Florence to the blue family. Tea with Florence (LRV 18) reflects noticeably more light than Sweet Rosy Brown (LRV 11), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Sweet Rosy 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 38.5, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Sweet Rosy Brown vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Sweet Rosy 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.

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. Tea with Florence reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

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Color Details

Sweet Rosy Brown
Benjamin Moore · 1302
Hex#7E4A46
LRV10.8
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number1302
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark
Tea with Florence
Little Greene · 310
Hex#5C7C7E
LRV18.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number310
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Sweet Rosy Brown vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sweet Rosy Brown 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 Sweet Rosy Brown comparisons

See how Sweet Rosy Brown stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Sweet Rosy Brown
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Sweet Rosy Brown
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Sweet Rosy Brown
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Sweet Rosy Brown reads slightly lighter

Purbeck Stone
Sweet Rosy Brown
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Sweet Rosy Brown
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Evergreen Fog reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Sweet Rosy Brown
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Sweet Rosy Brown
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray is the lighter choice

Denim Drift
Sweet Rosy Brown
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Denim Drift reads noticeably lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Sweet Rosy Brown
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Sweet Rosy Brown
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Sweet Rosy Brown
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Nearly identical in tone

Pale Green
Sweet Rosy Brown
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads noticeably lighter

Pine Needle
Sweet Rosy Brown
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Sweet Rosy Brown reads slightly lighter

Cement grey
Sweet Rosy Brown
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Cement grey reads noticeably lighter

Black grey
Sweet Rosy Brown
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Sweet Rosy Brown reads slightly lighter

Piazza
Sweet Rosy Brown
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza is the lighter choice

Humble Yellow
Sweet Rosy Brown
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow is the lighter choice

Windmill Lane
Sweet Rosy Brown
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Windmill Lane reads noticeably lighter

Senses
Sweet Rosy Brown
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Senses is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Sweet Rosy Brown
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Sweet Rosy Brown reads slightly lighter

Washed Linen
Sweet Rosy Brown
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Sweet Rosy Brown
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Thames Fog reads noticeably lighter

Ocean Abyss
Sweet Rosy Brown
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Sweet Rosy Brown reads slightly lighter

Obsidian Green
Sweet Rosy Brown
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Sweet Rosy Brown reads slightly lighter

Classic Silver
Sweet Rosy Brown
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
Sweet Rosy Brown
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Teton Blue reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-2
Sweet Rosy Brown
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Sweet Rosy Brown
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Sweet Rosy Brown
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Sweet Rosy Brown
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Passageway reads slightly lighter