Cactus Blossom (PPG 1138-1)
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Cactus Blossom (PPG 1138-1) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cactus Blossom
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cactus Blossom by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Cactus Blossom, 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 | Green Trance | SW 6462 | 75 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Green Cast | 842 | 76.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | New Day | S420-1 | 75.9 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blowing Bubbles | 5004-5A | 78 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Cactus Blossom (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Cactus Blossom
Darker than Cactus Blossom
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1138-1 |
| Hex | #D8E5DD |
| RGB | 216, 229, 221 |
| HSL | 143°, 20%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.8, -5.8, 2.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cactus Blossom (PPG 1138-1), published as #D8E5DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cactus Blossom (PPG 1138-1)?
- Cactus Blossom has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cactus Blossom is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cactus Blossom in another brand?
- New Day (Behr S420-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cactus Blossom warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cactus Blossom as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.4; 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.