Tea with Florence vs Meander Blue
Where Tea with Florence belongs to Little Greene's range, Meander 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. Meander Blue (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 48 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tea with Florence runs blue while Meander Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 35.7, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tea with Florence vs Meander Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tea with Florence and Meander Blue 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 Meander Blue 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. Meander Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.
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 Meander Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.
Color Details
Tea with Florence vs Meander Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tea with Florence on one side and Meander 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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