Cheating Heart vs Silver Fox
Both are Benjamin Moore colors. Hue-wise, Cheating Heart belongs to the grey family and Silver Fox to the greige-grey family. At LRV 44 vs 9, Silver Fox will read as the brighter of the two — a 35-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Cheating Heart's blue character against Silver Fox's red — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 40.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cheating Heart vs Silver Fox in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Cheating Heart and Silver Fox in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Silver Fox will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cheating Heart would.
Color Details
Cheating Heart vs Silver Fox Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cheating Heart on one side and Silver Fox on the other.
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.
More Cheating Heart comparisons
See how Cheating Heart stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 9), opening up a space where Cheating Heart encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 9, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Cheating Heart reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 9, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 9, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 9), opening up a space where Cheating Heart encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 9, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 9), opening up a space where Cheating Heart encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 9), opening up a space where Cheating Heart encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 9, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (9 vs 4) makes Cheating Heart the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 9), opening up a space where Cheating Heart encloses it.
Bancha reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 9), opening up a space where Cheating Heart encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 9, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 21 vs 9, Artichoke is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 9), opening up a space where Cheating Heart encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 9), opening up a space where Cheating Heart encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 9), opening up a space where Cheating Heart encloses it.
Pewter Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 9), opening up a space where Cheating Heart encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 9, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 9, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 9, Treron is decisively the brighter choice.
Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 9), opening up a space where Cheating Heart encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 9, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 24 vs 9, Cement grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 9, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.