Soft Skin vs Tea with Florence

Soft SkinJotunvsTea with FlorenceLittle GreeneΔE 33.7Very different colors

Where Soft Skin belongs to Jotun's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Soft Skin reads as beige-greige, while Tea with Florence reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Soft Skin (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 33 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Soft Skin 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 33.7, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Soft Skin vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Soft Skin 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 Soft Skin will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.

Soft SkinJotun Soft Skin living room paint

@janniekloch

Tea with FlorenceLittle 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. Soft Skin reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

Soft SkinJotun 10580 modern bedroom color review

@ce_interior

Tea with FlorenceLittle Greene Tea with Florence bedroom inspiration

@urban.dolly

Color Details

Soft Skin
Jotun · 10580
Hex#cbbbac
LRV51.5
BrandJotun
Number10580
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Tea with Florence
Little Greene · 310
Hex#5C7C7E
LRV18.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number310
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Soft Skin vs Tea with Florence Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soft Skin on one side and Tea with Florence on the other.

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.

More Soft Skin comparisons

See how Soft Skin stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Soft Skin
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Soft Skin
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads noticeably lighter

Iron Ore
Soft Skin
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Soft Skin is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Soft Skin
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Nearly identical in tone

Evergreen Fog
Soft Skin
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Soft Skin reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Soft Skin
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Nearly identical in tone

Agreeable Gray
Soft Skin
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Soft Skin
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Soft Skin reads noticeably lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Soft Skin
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter

Balboa Mist
Soft Skin
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist reads noticeably lighter

Vintage Vogue
Soft Skin
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Soft Skin is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Soft Skin
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Soft Skin reads noticeably lighter

Pine Needle
Soft Skin
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Soft Skin is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Soft Skin
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Soft Skin is the lighter choice

Black grey
Soft Skin
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Soft Skin is the lighter choice

Piazza
Soft Skin
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza reads noticeably lighter

Humble Yellow
Soft Skin
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow reads slightly lighter

Windmill Lane
Soft Skin
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Soft Skin reads noticeably lighter

Senses
Soft Skin
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Soft Skin reads slightly lighter

Lamp Black
Soft Skin
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Soft Skin is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Soft Skin
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen reads slightly lighter

Thames Fog
Soft Skin
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Soft Skin reads noticeably lighter

Ocean Abyss
Soft Skin
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Soft Skin is the lighter choice

Obsidian Green
Soft Skin
Obsidian Green
Little Greene
Obsidian Green
LRV 1

Soft Skin is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Soft Skin
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Soft Skin reads slightly lighter

Teton Blue
Soft Skin
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Soft Skin reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-2
Soft Skin
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-1
Soft Skin
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Soft Skin
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Soft Skin
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Soft Skin is the lighter choice