Traffic grey A vs Tea with Florence

RAL Classic
·
Little Greene

Traffic grey A is a RAL Classic color while Tea with Florence comes from Little Greene. At LRV 31 vs 18, Traffic grey A will read as the brighter of the two — a 13-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 14.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions.

Traffic grey A vs Tea with Florence Color Comparison

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Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.

ΔE 14.7Distinct difference

Color Details

Traffic grey A
RAL Classic · RAL 7042
Hex#8E9291
LRV30.9
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 7042
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessmedium
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Tea with Florence
Little Greene · 310
Hex#5C7C7E
LRV18.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number310
UndertoneBlue
Temperaturecool
Brightnessdark
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Traffic grey A vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces

Seeing Traffic grey A and Tea with Florence in actual rooms makes the difference concrete. Browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall. Showing 3 room types where both colors have photos.

Living Room

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Traffic grey A returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Traffic grey A
RAL Classic  Traffic grey A RAL 7042 living room

@reninaraci

Tea with Florence
Little Greene Tea with Florence living room inspiration

@studiorosemaryelisabeth

Front Door

Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Traffic grey A returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Traffic grey A
RAL Classic  Traffic grey A RAL 7042 front door

@technicolourspraying

Tea with Florence
Little Greene Tea with Florence front door color

@custompaintinganddecorating

Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Traffic grey A will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tea with Florence would.

Traffic grey A
RAL 7042 kitchen cabinets color review

@mjb.decorating

Tea with Florence
Tea with Florence kitchen cabinets picture

@revamped_kitchenscumbria

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