Tea with Florence vs Studio Taupe
Where Tea with Florence belongs to Little Greene's range, Studio Taupe is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Tea with Florence belongs to the blue family and Studio Taupe to the beige-greige family. Studio Taupe (LRV 34) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tea with Florence runs blue while Studio Taupe is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 28.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tea with Florence vs Studio Taupe in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Tea with Florence and Studio Taupe 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. Studio Taupe reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tea with Florence.
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Tea with Florence vs Studio Taupe Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tea with Florence on one side and Studio Taupe 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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