Cheating Heart (BM 1617)
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Cheating Heart (BM 1617) is a very deep, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 8.8, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cheating Heart
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cheating Heart by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Cheating Heart, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Cyberspace | SW 7076 | 6 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Night Club | N500-7 | 7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Chimney Smoke | 4010-1 | 8 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Witchcraft | 1037-7 | 7 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Cheating Heart (LRV 8.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Cheating Heart
Darker than Cheating Heart
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1617 |
| Hex | #4B4D4F |
| RGB | 75, 77, 79 |
| HSL | 210°, 3%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.6, -0.4, -1.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cheating Heart (BM 1617), published as #4B4D4F
#3C454D
#5A564F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cheating Heart (BM 1617)?
- Cheating Heart has an LRV of 8.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cheating Heart is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cheating Heart in another brand?
- Night Club (Behr N500-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cheating Heart warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cheating Heart as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.