Benjamin Moore Cheating Heart 1617

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Cheating Heart for living room (6 photos)
Benjamin Moore Cheating Heart for bathroom (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore 1617 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Cheating Heart for exterior (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore Cheating Heart reviews (15 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Cheating Heart undertones?
Is Cheating Heart 1617 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cheating Heart
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Cheating Heart 1617
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Cheating Heart 1617
Code:	1617
Name:	Cheating Heart
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Cheating Heart?

Benjamin Moore Cheating Heart 1617 is a deep charcoal gray with a near-neutral, slightly cool cast visible in its #4B4D4F color value. In bright daylight, it reads as a clear dark gray, while lower or warmer light can make it appear almost black. This shade gives kitchen cabinetry, interior doors, and built-in shelving defined contrast without introducing a strong color undertone. On walls, it is best suited to rooms with ample natural light or used as a deliberate accent behind pale furnishings. Pair Cheating Heart with crisp white trim, light oak, brushed nickel, black metal, or soft stone finishes for a clean, grounded look.

Cheating Heart for living room (6 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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Benjamin Moore Cheating Heart living room color

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Benjamin Moore 1617 for bathroom (3 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark grey real bathrooms.

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Benjamin Moore 1617 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

Cheating Heart kitchen cabinets paint review

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Cheating Heart for exterior

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Benjamin Moore Cheating Heart reviews (15 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Benjamin Moore Cheating Heart undertones?

Cheating Heart reads as a very deep, low-saturation charcoal gray with a nearly neutral overall character. In the supplied digital sample, any blue direction is subtle rather than strong enough to support a confident undertone label. Benjamin Moore describes it as a “deep, dramatic charcoal,” which matches its visibly dark neutral-gray family. Warm artificial light may make its neutral gray character feel a little less blue, while cool daylight can make the slight blue cast in the sample easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#4B4D4F

RGB code:

75, 77, 79

Is Benjamin Moore Cheating Heart cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 210°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

1617 Cheating Heart HSL code: 210, 3%, 30%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Cheating Heart

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Cheating Heart:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

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Darker shades

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Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Cheating Heart with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 30, such as Benjamin Moore Night Shade and Woodcliff Lake.

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LRV of Cheating Heart

Cheating Heart has an LRV of 8.79% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 8.79%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#4B4D4F
RGB Decimal	75, 77, 79
RGB Percent	29.41%, 30.20%, 30.98%
HSV	Hue: 210° Saturation: 5.06% Value: 30.98%
HSL	hsl(210, 3, 30)
CMYK	Cyan: 5.06 Magenta: 2.53 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 69.02
YIQ	Y: 76.63 I: -1.834 Q: 0.199
XYZ	X: 6.966 Y: 7.368 Z: 8.45
CIE Lab	L:32.631 a:-0.367 b:-1.464
CIE Luv	L:32.631 u:-1.168 v:-1.733
Decimal	4934991
Hunter Lab	27.144, -1.691, 0.544