Tea with Florence vs Silver grey
Where Tea with Florence belongs to Little Greene's range, Silver grey is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Tea with Florence belongs to the blue family and Silver grey to the blue-grey family. Silver grey (LRV 32) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 14.4, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tea with Florence vs Silver grey in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tea with Florence and Silver grey 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 Silver grey will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.
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 Silver grey will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Silver grey reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.
Color Details
Tea with Florence vs Silver grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tea with Florence on one side and Silver grey 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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