Flowering Cactus
PPG1228-3 · #A2D4BC · LRV 58 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Flowering Cactus58
- 4Hancock Green66
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Flowering Cactus, Really?
Flowering Cactus reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1228-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Flowering Cactus
Flowering Cactus is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Flowering Cactus
At LRV 58, Flowering Cactus is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Flowering Cactus are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint PPG / Glidden PPG1228-3 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | RefreshSW 6751 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.3 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Garden TwilightS430-3 · Behr | 1.1 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Spruce Green2035-50 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Green Supreme6001-7C · Valspar | 1.9 | 55.4 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Flowering CactusPPG1228-3 · Glidden | 0.3 | 58 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | RefreshHGSW 1306 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 4.3 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Flowering Cactus within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A2D4BC in HSL space. Pair Flowering Cactus with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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