High Tea vs Tarragon
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, High Tea belongs to the beige-greige family and Tarragon to the blue-grey family. High Tea (LRV 17) reflects noticeably more light than Tarragon (LRV 7), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. High Tea runs warm while Tarragon is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 25.0, 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.
High Tea vs Tarragon in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing High Tea and Tarragon 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 High Tea will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tarragon would.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. High Tea returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
High Tea vs Tarragon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see High Tea on one side and Tarragon 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.