Tea with Florence vs Saybrook Sage

Little Greene
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Benjamin Moore

Where Tea with Florence belongs to Little Greene's range, Saybrook Sage is a Benjamin Moore color. Saybrook Sage (LRV 45) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 27 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tea with Florence runs blue while Saybrook Sage is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 28.4, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.

Tea with Florence vs Saybrook Sage 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 28.4Very different colors

Color Details

Tea with Florence
Little Greene · 310
Hex#5C7C7E
LRV18.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number310
UndertoneBlue
Temperaturecool
Brightnessdark
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Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore · HC-114
Hex#B1B7A2
LRV45.5
BrandBenjamin Moore
NumberHC-114
UndertoneGreen
Temperaturewarm
BrightnessMid-tone
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Tea with Florence vs Saybrook Sage in Real Spaces

Seeing Tea with Florence and Saybrook Sage in actual rooms makes the difference concrete. Browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall. Showing 6 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 Saybrook Sage will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.

Tea with Florence
Little Greene Tea with Florence living room inspiration

@studiorosemaryelisabeth

Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore HC-114 living room color

@laurengent_realtor

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Saybrook Sage reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

Tea with Florence
Little Greene Tea with Florence bedroom inspiration

@urban.dolly

Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore HC-114 bedroom color review

@the.willow.tree.design

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. Saybrook Sage reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

Tea with Florence
Little Greene Tea with Florence bathroom color review

@freshwater_interiors

Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore Saybrook Sage bathroom color

@dd_design_decor

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. Saybrook Sage reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

Tea with Florence
Little Greene Tea with Florence exterior paint review

@fabulousflowers

Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore HC-114 house exterior paint review

@barrydownepaint

Front Door

A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Saybrook Sage will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.

Tea with Florence
Little Greene Tea with Florence front door color

@custompaintinganddecorating

Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore Saybrook Sage front door color

@oak.and.copper

Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Saybrook Sage reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.

Tea with Florence
Tea with Florence kitchen cabinets picture

@revamped_kitchenscumbria

Saybrook Sage
Saybrook Sage kitchen cabinets color review

@kylestarkpainting

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