Gardenia vs Tea with Florence
Where Gardenia belongs to Dulux's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Gardenia belongs to the beige family and Tea with Florence to the blue family. Gardenia (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 65 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Gardenia runs warm while Tea with Florence is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 46.5, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gardenia vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Gardenia 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 Gardenia will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Gardenia reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.
Color Details
Gardenia vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gardenia on one side and Tea with Florence on the other.
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.
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