Tea with Florence vs Iron Ore
Where Tea with Florence belongs to Little Greene's range, Iron Ore is a Sherwin-Williams color. Tea with Florence (LRV 18) reflects noticeably more light than Iron Ore (LRV 6), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tea with Florence runs blue while Iron Ore is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 24.5, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.
Tea with Florence vs Iron Ore Color Comparison
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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Tea with Florence vs Iron Ore in Real Spaces
Seeing Tea with Florence and Iron Ore in actual rooms makes the difference concrete. Browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall. Showing 6 room types where both colors have photos.
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 Tea with Florence will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
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Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Tea with Florence reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
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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. Tea with Florence reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
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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. Tea with Florence reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
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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 Tea with Florence will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Iron Ore would.
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Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Tea with Florence reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Iron Ore.
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