Tea with Florence vs RAL 640-1
Where Tea with Florence belongs to Little Greene's range, RAL 640-1 is a RAL Effect color. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. RAL 640-1 (LRV 26) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 25.6, 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 RAL 640-1 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tea with Florence and RAL 640-1 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 brightness difference is modest but present — RAL 640-1 gives the walls a little more lift.
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. RAL 640-1 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. RAL 640-1 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Tea with Florence vs RAL 640-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tea with Florence on one side and RAL 640-1 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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