City of Diamonds vs Tea with Florence

City of Diamonds is a Cloverdale Paint color while Tea with Florence comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, City of Diamonds belongs to the beige family and Tea with Florence to the blue family. At LRV 81 vs 18, City of Diamonds will read as the brighter of the two — a 63-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 48.1, 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.

City of Diamonds vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing City of Diamonds 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. City of Diamonds returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

City of DiamondsCity of Diamonds 0978 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that City of Diamonds will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.

City of DiamondsCity of Diamonds 0978 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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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 City of Diamonds will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.

City of DiamondsCity of Diamonds 0978 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Color Details

City of Diamonds
Cloverdale Paint · 0978
Hex#F8E5CB
LRV81.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0978
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Tea with Florence
Little Greene · 310
Hex#5C7C7E
LRV18.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number310
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

City of Diamonds vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see City of Diamonds 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 City of Diamonds comparisons

See how City of Diamonds stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
City of Diamonds
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

Nearly identical in tone

Ammonite
City of Diamonds
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

City of Diamonds reads noticeably lighter

Iron Ore
City of Diamonds
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
City of Diamonds
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
City of Diamonds
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Mizzle
City of Diamonds
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
City of Diamonds
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

City of Diamonds reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
City of Diamonds
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
City of Diamonds
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
City of Diamonds
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

City of Diamonds reads noticeably lighter

Vintage Vogue
City of Diamonds
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Pale Green
City of Diamonds
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
City of Diamonds
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Cement grey
City of Diamonds
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Black grey
City of Diamonds
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Piazza
City of Diamonds
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

City of Diamonds reads noticeably lighter

Humble Yellow
City of Diamonds
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

City of Diamonds reads noticeably lighter

Windmill Lane
City of Diamonds
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Senses
City of Diamonds
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
City of Diamonds
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
City of Diamonds
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
City of Diamonds
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
City of Diamonds
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Obsidian Green
City of Diamonds
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
City of Diamonds
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
City of Diamonds
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
City of Diamonds
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

City of Diamonds reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-1
City of Diamonds
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

Nearly identical in tone

Paper
City of Diamonds
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads slightly lighter

Passageway
City of Diamonds
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

City of Diamonds is the lighter choice