Cheating Heart vs Endless Sea
Cheating Heart is a Benjamin Moore color while Endless Sea comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Cheating Heart belongs to the grey family and Endless Sea to the blue family. With LRVs of 9 and 9, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Cheating Heart's blue character against Endless Sea's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 16.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cheating Heart vs Endless Sea in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cheating Heart and Endless Sea 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Cheating Heart reads more restrained here, while Endless Sea adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The temperature contrast between Endless Sea and Cheating Heart is what sets these apart most in this context.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Cheating Heart reads more restrained here, while Endless Sea adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The temperature contrast between Endless Sea and Cheating Heart is what sets these apart most in this context.
Color Details
Cheating Heart vs Endless Sea Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cheating Heart on one side and Endless Sea 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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