Rectory Red vs Tea with Florence
Where Rectory Red belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Rectory Red belongs to the pink-red family and Tea with Florence to the blue family. Tea with Florence (LRV 18) reflects noticeably more light than Rectory Red (LRV 11), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Rectory Red 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 59.4, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rectory Red vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Rectory Red 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.
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. Tea with Florence reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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Rectory Red vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rectory Red 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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