Tea with Florence vs RAL 830-1
Where Tea with Florence belongs to Little Greene's range, RAL 830-1 is a RAL Effect color. Hue-wise, Tea with Florence belongs to the blue family and RAL 830-1 to the grey family. RAL 830-1 (LRV 50) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 32 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 28.6, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tea with Florence vs RAL 830-1 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tea with Florence and RAL 830-1 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 LRV gap is large enough that RAL 830-1 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.
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 830-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.
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. RAL 830-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. RAL 830-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.
Color Details
Tea with Florence vs RAL 830-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tea with Florence on one side and RAL 830-1 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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