Eyeshadow vs Tea with Florence

Where Eyeshadow belongs to Cloverdale Paint'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. Eyeshadow (LRV 71) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 53 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 40.1, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Eyeshadow vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Eyeshadow 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 Eyeshadow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.

EyeshadowEyeshadow 1259 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Eyeshadow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

EyeshadowEyeshadow 1259 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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

EyeshadowEyeshadow 1259 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Color Details

Eyeshadow
Cloverdale Paint · 1259
Hex#DADAEA
LRV71.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number1259
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Tea with Florence
Little Greene · 310
Hex#5C7C7E
LRV18.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number310
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Eyeshadow vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison

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

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

White Dove
Eyeshadow
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads noticeably lighter

Ammonite
Eyeshadow
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Nearly identical in tone

Iron Ore
Eyeshadow
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Eyeshadow
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Eyeshadow reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Eyeshadow
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Eyeshadow
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Eyeshadow reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Eyeshadow
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Eyeshadow reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Eyeshadow
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Eyeshadow
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Eyeshadow reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Eyeshadow
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Eyeshadow reads slightly lighter

Vintage Vogue
Eyeshadow
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Eyeshadow
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Eyeshadow
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Eyeshadow
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

Black grey
Eyeshadow
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

Piazza
Eyeshadow
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Eyeshadow reads slightly lighter

Humble Yellow
Eyeshadow
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Eyeshadow reads noticeably lighter

Windmill Lane
Eyeshadow
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

Senses
Eyeshadow
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Eyeshadow
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Eyeshadow
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Eyeshadow reads noticeably lighter

Thames Fog
Eyeshadow
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Eyeshadow
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

Obsidian Green
Eyeshadow
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Eyeshadow
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Eyeshadow reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Eyeshadow
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Eyeshadow
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

Nearly identical in tone

RAL 110-1
Eyeshadow
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads slightly lighter

Paper
Eyeshadow
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads noticeably lighter

Passageway
Eyeshadow
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Eyeshadow is the lighter choice