Cactus Flower (BM 1335)
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Cactus Flower (BM 1335) is a deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 27.8, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cactus Flower
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cactus Flower by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Cactus Flower, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Grenadine | SW 6592 | 26 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Strawberry Taffy | P150-5A | 25.5 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Passion Pink | 1006-1B | 28 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bleeding Heart | 1185-5 | 28 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Cactus Flower (LRV 27.8) by LRV.
Darker than Cactus Flower
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1335 |
| Hex | #E86674 |
| RGB | 232, 102, 116 |
| HSL | 354°, 74%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.8, 51.6, 17.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cactus Flower (BM 1335), published as #E86674
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cactus Flower (BM 1335)?
- Cactus Flower has an LRV of 27.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cactus Flower is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cactus Flower in another brand?
- Bleeding Heart (PPG 1185-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cactus Flower warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cactus Flower as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.