Pine Needle vs Tea with Florence
Where Pine Needle belongs to Dulux's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Tea with Florence (LRV 18) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pine Needle runs cool while Tea with Florence is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.0, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.
Pine Needle vs Tea with Florence Color Comparison
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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Pine Needle vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces
Seeing Pine Needle 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. Showing 3 room types where both colors have photos.
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 Pine Needle would.
@aoifepowerok
@studiorosemaryelisabeth
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 Pine Needle.
@audenzahome
@urban.dolly
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 Pine Needle.
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@freshwater_interiors
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