Tea with Florence vs Alexandrite
Where Tea with Florence belongs to Little Greene's range, Alexandrite is a Sherwin-Williams color. Tea with Florence reads as blue, while Alexandrite reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Alexandrite (LRV 22) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tea with Florence runs blue while Alexandrite is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 17.6, 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 Alexandrite in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tea with Florence and Alexandrite in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Alexandrite reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Alexandrite reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The brightness difference is modest but present — Alexandrite gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Alexandrite reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Tea with Florence vs Alexandrite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tea with Florence on one side and Alexandrite 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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