Bon Voyage
510F-4 · #86CABB · LRV 51 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Adirondack Blue22
- 2Van Courtland Blue31
- 3Bon Voyage51
- 4Refresh59
- 5Meander Blue66
What Color Is Bon Voyage, Really?
Bon Voyage reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 510F-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Bon Voyage
Bon Voyage is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.
How Lighting Changes Bon Voyage
At LRV 51, Bon Voyage is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Bon Voyage are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 510F-4 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | AquastoneSW 9043 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 49 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Brookdale Gardens599 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 49 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gentle Wave5007-7C · Valspar | 4.0 | 50.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Caribbean CrushPPG17-31 · PPG / Glidden | 3.2 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Caribbean CrushPPG17-31 · Glidden | 2.7 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Verdigris Patina131-4DB · Dutch Boy | 4.4 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Bon Voyage within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #86CABB in HSL space. Pair Bon Voyage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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