Tea with Florence vs Tansy Green
Where Tea with Florence belongs to Little Greene's range, Tansy Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Tea with Florence reads as blue, while Tansy Green reads as beige-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Tansy Green (LRV 28) reflects noticeably more light than Tea with Florence (LRV 18), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tea with Florence runs blue while Tansy Green is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 36.2, 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 Tansy Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tea with Florence and Tansy Green 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 Tansy Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.
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 Tansy Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.
Color Details
Tea with Florence vs Tansy Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tea with Florence on one side and Tansy Green 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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