Tea with Florence vs Potentially Purple
Where Tea with Florence belongs to Little Greene's range, Potentially Purple is a Sherwin-Williams color. Tea with Florence reads as blue, while Potentially Purple reads as blue-purple — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Potentially Purple (LRV 62) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 43 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tea with Florence runs blue while Potentially Purple is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 37.2, 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 Potentially Purple in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tea with Florence and Potentially Purple 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. Potentially Purple 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 Potentially Purple will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.
Color Details
Tea with Florence vs Potentially Purple Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tea with Florence on one side and Potentially Purple 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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