Match Flowering Cactus

PPG Flowering Cactus is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 58. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3#a2d4bdLRV 58

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Spruce Green
Flowering Cactus
Spruce Green vs Flowering Cactus
Benjamin Moore
Spruce Green
2035-50 · LRV 54
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58

Flowering Cactus reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Flowering Cactus
San Juan Spritz
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58
PPG
San Juan Spritz
PPG17-29 · LRV 58

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Flowering Cactus
Retro Mint
Flowering Cactus vs Retro Mint
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58
Sherwin-Williams
Retro Mint
9036 · LRV 54

A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Flowering Cactus the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Shimmering Glade
Shimmering Glade
Flowering Cactus
Shimmering Glade vs Flowering Cactus
Cloverdale Paint
Shimmering Glade
0707 · LRV 62
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58

Shimmering Glade reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.8Noticeable
Pageant Green
Pageant Green
Flowering Cactus
Pageant Green vs Flowering Cactus
Behr
Pageant Green
MQ4-17 · LRV 55
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.9Noticeable
Flowering Cactus
RAL 740-3
RAL 740-3
Flowering Cactus vs RAL 740-3
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 740-3
RAL 740-3 · LRV 45

Flowering Cactus reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where RAL 740-3 encloses it. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.7Noticeable
Flowering Cactus
Tiffany
Flowering Cactus vs Tiffany
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58
Tikkurila
Tiffany
X370 · LRV 54

A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Flowering Cactus the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.2Noticeable
Peppermint Rock
Peppermint Rock
Flowering Cactus
Peppermint Rock vs Flowering Cactus
Dulux
Peppermint Rock
42GG 75/155 · LRV 75
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58

Peppermint Rock reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Flowering Cactus encloses it. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.7Noticeable
Tabernacle
Flowering Cactus
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58

At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.1Distinct
Arsenic
Arsenic
Flowering Cactus
Arsenic vs Flowering Cactus
Farrow & Ball
Arsenic
214 · LRV 37
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58

At LRV 58 vs 37, Flowering Cactus is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 11.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.4Distinct
Flowering Cactus
Pastel green
Flowering Cactus vs Pastel green
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58
RAL ClassicClassic
Pastel green
RAL 6019 · LRV 58

With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.4Distinct
Flowering Cactus
Crocodile Dreams
Flowering Cactus vs Crocodile Dreams
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58
Valspar
Crocodile Dreams
5007-5A · LRV 68

Crocodile Dreams reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.6Distinct
Imagine
Imagine
Flowering Cactus
Imagine vs Flowering Cactus
Jotun
Imagine
6383 · LRV 49
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58

Flowering Cactus reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 14.1Distinct
S 2010-G50Y
S 2010-G50Y
Flowering Cactus
S 2010-G50Y vs Flowering Cactus
NCS
S 2010-G50Y
S 2010-G50Y · LRV 53
PPG
Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · LRV 58

A 5-point LRV gap (58 vs 53) makes Flowering Cactus the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 17.3Distinct