Tea with Florence vs Loch Blue
Where Tea with Florence belongs to Little Greene's range, Loch Blue is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Tea with Florence (LRV 18) reflects noticeably more light than Loch Blue (LRV 16), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tea with Florence runs blue while Loch Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 14.0, 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 Loch Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tea with Florence and Loch Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Tea with Florence vs Loch Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tea with Florence on one side and Loch Blue 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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