Salty Tear
510A-2 · #D1FFF3 · LRV 92 — cool blue-green tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
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What Color Is Salty Tear, Really?
Salty Tear reads as a cool blue-green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr 510A-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Salty Tear
Salty Tear shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Salty Tear
Salty Tear is very light — LRV 92, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Salty Tear 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 510A-2 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 | |
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| Benjamin Moore | Refreshing Teal2039-70 · Benjamin Moore | 4.2 | 84 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Mint ConditionDE5679 · Dunn-Edwards | 4.8 | 84 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Salty Tear 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 #D1FFF3 in HSL space. Pair Salty Tear with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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