Match Cheating Heart

Benjamin Moore Cheating Heart is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 9. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.

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Cheating Heart
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617#4B4D4FLRV 9Neutral

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Night Club
Cheating Heart
Night Club vs Cheating Heart
Night Club
Cheating Heart
Behr
Night Club
N500-7 · LRV 7
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Subtle
Cheating Heart
French Beret
Cheating Heart vs French Beret
Cheating Heart
French Beret
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617 · LRV 9
Benjamin Moore
French Beret
1610 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Cheating Heart
Carbon Fibre
Cheating Heart vs Carbon Fibre
Cheating Heart
Carbon Fibre
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617 · LRV 9
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Cheating Heart
Licorice
Cheating Heart vs Licorice
Cheating Heart
Licorice
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617 · LRV 9
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Cheating Heart
Witchcraft
Cheating Heart vs Witchcraft
Cheating Heart
Witchcraft
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617 · LRV 9
PPG
Witchcraft
PPG1037-7 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Cheating Heart
Basically Black
Cheating Heart vs Basically Black
Cheating Heart
Basically Black
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617 · LRV 9
Dulux
Basically Black
42BB 09/032 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Cheating Heart
Perle Noir
Cheating Heart vs Perle Noir
Cheating Heart
Perle Noir
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617 · LRV 9
Sherwin-Williams
Perle Noir
9154 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Cheating Heart
Railings
Cheating Heart vs Railings
Cheating Heart
Railings
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617 · LRV 9
Farrow & Ball
Railings
31 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Cheating Heart
Blackened Black
Cheating Heart vs Blackened Black
Cheating Heart
Blackened Black
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617 · LRV 9
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Cheating Heart
RAL 870-4
Cheating Heart vs RAL 870-4
Cheating Heart
RAL 870-4
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617 · LRV 9
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 870-4
RAL 870-4 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Cheating Heart
Graphite grey
Cheating Heart vs Graphite grey
Cheating Heart
Graphite grey
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617 · LRV 9
RAL ClassicClassic
Graphite grey
RAL 7024 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Cheating Heart
S 7500-N
Cheating Heart vs S 7500-N
Cheating Heart
S 7500-N
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617 · LRV 9
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8

With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Cheating Heart
Cheating Heart vs Vulcan
Cheating Heart
Vulcan
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617 · LRV 9
Little Greene
Vulcan
324 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.8Noticeable
Cheating Heart
Nocturnal Green
Cheating Heart vs Nocturnal Green
Cheating Heart
Nocturnal Green
Benjamin Moore
Cheating Heart
1617 · LRV 9
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

Cheating Heart reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 3), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.8Distinct