Primrose Path vs Tea with Florence

Where Primrose Path belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Primrose Path belongs to the beige family and Tea with Florence to the blue family. Primrose Path (LRV 78) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 60 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 57.0, 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.

Primrose Path vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces

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

Primrose PathPrimrose Path 0938 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. Primrose Path reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

Primrose PathPrimrose Path 0938 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. Primrose Path reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

Primrose PathPrimrose Path 0938 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Color Details

Primrose Path
Cloverdale Paint · 0938
Hex#FEE2A4
LRV78.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0938
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Tea with Florence
Little Greene · 310
Hex#5C7C7E
LRV18.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number310
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Primrose Path vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison

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

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

White Dove
Primrose Path
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads slightly lighter

Ammonite
Primrose Path
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Primrose Path reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Primrose Path
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Primrose Path
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Primrose Path
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Primrose Path
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Primrose Path
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Primrose Path reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Primrose Path
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Primrose Path
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Primrose Path reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Primrose Path
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Primrose Path reads noticeably lighter

Vintage Vogue
Primrose Path
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Primrose Path
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Primrose Path
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Primrose Path
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Black grey
Primrose Path
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Piazza
Primrose Path
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Primrose Path reads noticeably lighter

Humble Yellow
Primrose Path
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Primrose Path reads noticeably lighter

Windmill Lane
Primrose Path
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Senses
Primrose Path
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Primrose Path
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Primrose Path
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Primrose Path reads noticeably lighter

Thames Fog
Primrose Path
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Primrose Path
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Obsidian Green
Primrose Path
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Primrose Path
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
Primrose Path
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Primrose Path is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Primrose Path
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

Primrose Path reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-1
Primrose Path
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

Nearly identical in tone

Paper
Primrose Path
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads slightly lighter

Passageway
Primrose Path
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Primrose Path is the lighter choice