Tea with Florence vs Obstinate Orange
Where Tea with Florence belongs to Little Greene's range, Obstinate Orange is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Tea with Florence belongs to the blue family and Obstinate Orange to the pink-red family. Obstinate Orange (LRV 21) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tea with Florence runs blue while Obstinate Orange is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 80.8, 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 Obstinate Orange in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tea with Florence and Obstinate Orange 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. Obstinate Orange 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 — Obstinate Orange gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Tea with Florence vs Obstinate Orange Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tea with Florence on one side and Obstinate Orange 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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