Tailored Tan vs Tea with Florence

Where Tailored Tan belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Tailored Tan reads as beige-red, while Tea with Florence reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Tailored Tan (LRV 39) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 21 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 35.2, 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.

Tailored Tan vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces

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

Tailored TanTailored Tan 0239 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. Tailored Tan reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

Tailored TanTailored Tan 0239 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. Tailored Tan reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

Tailored TanTailored Tan 0239 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Color Details

Tailored Tan
Cloverdale Paint · 0239
Hex#BEA182
LRV39.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0239
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Tea with Florence
Little Greene · 310
Hex#5C7C7E
LRV18.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number310
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Tailored Tan vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison

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

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

White Dove
Tailored Tan
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Tailored Tan
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Tailored Tan
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Tailored Tan is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Tailored Tan
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Tailored Tan
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Tailored Tan reads slightly lighter

Mizzle
Tailored Tan
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Tailored Tan
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Tailored Tan
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Tailored Tan reads noticeably lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Tailored Tan
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Tailored Tan
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Tailored Tan
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Tailored Tan is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Tailored Tan
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Tailored Tan reads slightly lighter

Pine Needle
Tailored Tan
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Tailored Tan is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Tailored Tan
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Tailored Tan reads noticeably lighter

Black grey
Tailored Tan
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Tailored Tan is the lighter choice

Piazza
Tailored Tan
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza is the lighter choice

Humble Yellow
Tailored Tan
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow reads noticeably lighter

Windmill Lane
Tailored Tan
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Tailored Tan reads slightly lighter

Senses
Tailored Tan
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Nearly identical in tone

Lamp Black
Tailored Tan
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Tailored Tan is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Tailored Tan
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen reads noticeably lighter

Thames Fog
Tailored Tan
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Tailored Tan reads slightly lighter

Ocean Abyss
Tailored Tan
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Tailored Tan is the lighter choice

Obsidian Green
Tailored Tan
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Tailored Tan is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Tailored Tan
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver reads slightly lighter

Teton Blue
Tailored Tan
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Tailored Tan reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-2
Tailored Tan
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Tailored Tan
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Tailored Tan
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Tailored Tan
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Tailored Tan reads noticeably lighter