Palm Night vs Tea with Florence
Where Palm Night belongs to Dulux's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Palm Night reads as green-grey, while Tea with Florence reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Tea with Florence (LRV 18) reflects noticeably more light than Palm Night (LRV 6), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Palm Night runs neutral while Tea with Florence is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 25.7, 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.
Palm Night vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Palm Night 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 Tea with Florence will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Palm Night would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Tea with Florence reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Palm Night.
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. Tea with Florence reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Palm Night.
Color Details
Palm Night vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Palm Night 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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