Cheating Heart vs Arquerite
Where Cheating Heart belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Arquerite is a Little Greene color. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. Arquerite (LRV 26) reflects noticeably more light than Cheating Heart (LRV 9), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cheating Heart runs blue while Arquerite is decidedly blue and purple, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 25.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cheating Heart vs Arquerite in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cheating Heart and Arquerite in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Arquerite will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cheating Heart would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Arquerite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cheating Heart.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Arquerite will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cheating Heart would.
Color Details
Cheating Heart vs Arquerite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cheating Heart on one side and Arquerite 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.
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