Humble Yellow vs Tea with Florence

Jotun
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Little Greene

Where Humble Yellow belongs to Jotun's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Humble Yellow (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 38 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Humble Yellow 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 37.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.

Humble Yellow vs Tea with Florence Color Comparison

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.

ΔE 37.9Very different colors

Color Details

Humble Yellow
Jotun · 11173
Hex#d3c5ab
LRV56.5
BrandJotun
Number11173
Undertone
Temperaturewarm
Brightnesslight
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Tea with Florence
Little Greene · 310
Hex#5C7C7E
LRV18.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number310
UndertoneBlue
Temperaturecool
Brightnessdark
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Humble Yellow vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces

Seeing Humble Yellow 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 Humble Yellow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.

Humble Yellow
Jotun Humble Yellow cozy living room color review

@fru_heidiandersen

Tea with Florence
Little Greene Tea with Florence living room inspiration

@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. Humble Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

Humble Yellow
Jotun Humble Yellow cozy bedroom interior

@etthusbliretthem

Tea with Florence
Little Greene Tea with Florence bedroom inspiration

@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. Humble Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

Humble Yellow
Jotun Humble Yellow bathroom color review

@interior_silvia

Tea with Florence
Little Greene Tea with Florence bathroom color review

@freshwater_interiors

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