Passageway vs Tea with Florence
Where Passageway belongs to Valspar's range, Tea with Florence is a Little Greene color. Tea with Florence (LRV 18) reflects noticeably more light than Passageway (LRV 14), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice.
Passageway vs Tea with Florence Color Comparison
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.
Color Details
Passageway vs Tea with Florence in Real Spaces
Passageway and Tea with Florence are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone. These real-room photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions. Showing 3 room types where both colors have photos.
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Tea with Florence gives the walls a little more lift.
@seenfromthegreen
@studiorosemaryelisabeth
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Tea with Florence reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
@beaus_home
@urban.dolly
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Tea with Florence reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
@renovation_for_2
@freshwater_interiors
More Passageway comparisons
See how Passageway stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs Benjamin Moore

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs Farrow & Ball

Passageway reads lighter
Valspar vs Sherwin-Williams

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs Farrow & Ball

Evergreen Fog reads lighter
Valspar vs Sherwin-Williams

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs Farrow & Ball

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs Sherwin-Williams

Denim Drift reads lighter
Valspar vs Dulux

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs Dulux

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs Benjamin Moore

Valspar vs Benjamin Moore
Valspar vs Benjamin Moore

Pale Green reads lighter
Valspar vs RAL Classic

Valspar vs Dulux
Valspar vs Dulux

Cement grey reads lighter
Valspar vs RAL Classic

Valspar vs RAL Classic
Valspar vs RAL Classic

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs Tikkurila

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs Jotun

Windmill Lane reads lighter
Valspar vs Little Greene

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs Jotun

Passageway reads lighter
Valspar vs Little Greene

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs Jotun

Thames Fog reads lighter
Valspar

Valspar vs Behr
Valspar vs Behr

Passageway reads lighter
Valspar vs Little Greene

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs Behr

Teton Blue reads lighter
Valspar vs Behr

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs RAL Effect

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs RAL Effect

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs Tikkurila

Light vs dark contrast
Valspar vs RAL Effect















