Cheating Heart vs Moth Wing
Cheating Heart is a Benjamin Moore color while Moth Wing comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Cheating Heart belongs to the grey family and Moth Wing to the greige-grey family. At LRV 29 vs 9, Moth Wing will read as the brighter of the two — a 20-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Cheating Heart's blue character against Moth Wing's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 31.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cheating Heart vs Moth Wing in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cheating Heart and Moth Wing 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. Moth Wing returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Moth Wing will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cheating Heart would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Moth Wing reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cheating Heart.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Moth Wing will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cheating Heart would.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Moth Wing will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cheating Heart would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Moth Wing will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cheating Heart would.
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. Moth Wing returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Moth Wing will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cheating Heart would.
Color Details
Cheating Heart vs Moth Wing Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cheating Heart on one side and Moth Wing 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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