Tea with Florence vs Serious Gray
Where Tea with Florence belongs to Little Greene's range, Serious Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Tea with Florence reads as blue, while Serious Gray reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Serious Gray (LRV 23) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tea with Florence runs blue while Serious Gray is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 11.0, 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 Serious Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tea with Florence and Serious Gray 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. Serious Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Serious Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Tea with Florence vs Serious Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tea with Florence on one side and Serious Gray 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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