Highlight vs Tea with Florence

Where Highlight belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Highlight reads as beige-greige, while Tea with Florence reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Highlight (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 34.0, 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.

Highlight vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces

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

HighlightHighlight 0275 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. Highlight reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

HighlightHighlight 0275 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. Highlight reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

HighlightHighlight 0275 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Color Details

Highlight
Cloverdale Paint · 0275
Hex#BBA787
LRV41.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0275
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Tea with Florence
Little Greene · 310
Hex#5C7C7E
LRV18.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number310
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Highlight vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison

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

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

White Dove
Highlight
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Highlight
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Highlight
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Highlight is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Highlight
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter

Evergreen Fog
Highlight
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Highlight reads slightly lighter

Mizzle
Highlight
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reads slightly lighter

Agreeable Gray
Highlight
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Highlight
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Highlight reads noticeably lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Highlight
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Highlight
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist reads noticeably lighter

Vintage Vogue
Highlight
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Highlight is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Highlight
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Highlight reads slightly lighter

Pine Needle
Highlight
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Highlight is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Highlight
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Highlight reads noticeably lighter

Black grey
Highlight
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Highlight is the lighter choice

Piazza
Highlight
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza reads noticeably lighter

Humble Yellow
Highlight
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow reads noticeably lighter

Windmill Lane
Highlight
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Highlight reads slightly lighter

Senses
Highlight
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Nearly identical in tone

Lamp Black
Highlight
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Highlight is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Highlight
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen reads noticeably lighter

Thames Fog
Highlight
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Highlight reads noticeably lighter

Ocean Abyss
Highlight
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Highlight is the lighter choice

Obsidian Green
Highlight
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Highlight is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Highlight
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver reads slightly lighter

Teton Blue
Highlight
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Highlight reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-2
Highlight
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Highlight
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Highlight
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Highlight
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Highlight is the lighter choice