Tea with Florence vs Before the Storm
Where Tea with Florence belongs to Little Greene's range, Before the Storm is a Sherwin-Williams color. Tea with Florence reads as blue, while Before the Storm reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (18 vs 18), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. Tea with Florence runs blue while Before the Storm is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 10.7, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tea with Florence vs Before the Storm in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tea with Florence and Before the Storm 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 temperature contrast between Before the Storm and Tea with Florence is what sets these apart most in this context.
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. Before the Storm brings more warmth to the space, while Tea with Florence keeps things cooler and crisper.
Color Details
Tea with Florence vs Before the Storm Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tea with Florence on one side and Before the Storm 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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