diff --git a/doc/api/util.md b/doc/api/util.md
index fd93b52722934f..761b14621066c1 100644
--- a/doc/api/util.md
+++ b/doc/api/util.md
@@ -2574,7 +2574,9 @@ changes:
 * `format` {string | Array} A text format or an Array
   of text formats defined in `util.inspect.colors`, or a hex color in `#RGB`
   or `#RRGGBB` form.
-* `text` {string} The text to be formatted.
+* `text` {string|number|boolean|bigint} The text to be formatted.
+  Non-string scalar values (`number`, `boolean`, `bigint`) are coerced
+  to a string internally via `String(text)`.
 * `options` {Object}
   * `validateStream` {boolean} When true, `stream` is checked to see if it can handle colors. **Default:** `true`.
   * `stream` {Stream} A stream that will be validated if it can be colored. **Default:** `process.stdout`.
diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index e828229380d9e8..90104c0c6d04c6 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const {
   ReflectApply,
   RegExpPrototypeExec,
   SafeMap,
+  String,
   StringPrototypeSlice,
   StringPrototypeToWellFormed,
 } = primordials;
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ function rgbToAnsi24Bit(r, g, b) {
 
 /**
  * @param {string | string[]} format
- * @param {string} text
+ * @param {string | number | boolean | bigint} text
  * @param {object} [options]
  * @param {boolean} [options.validateStream] - Whether to validate the stream.
  * @param {Stream} [options.stream] - The stream used for validation.
@@ -246,6 +247,14 @@ function rgbToAnsi24Bit(r, g, b) {
 function styleText(format, text, options) {
   const validateStream = options?.validateStream ?? true;
 
+  // Coerce scalar values (number, boolean, bigint) to string.
+  // This avoids requiring callers to manually cast values like
+  // `String(count)` before passing them to styleText.
+  const textType = typeof text;
+  if (textType === 'number' || textType === 'boolean' || textType === 'bigint') {
+    text = String(text);
+  }
+
   // Fast path: single format string with validateStream=false
   if (!validateStream && typeof format === 'string' && typeof text === 'string') {
     const cache = getStyleCache();
@@ -268,7 +277,9 @@ function styleText(format, text, options) {
     }
   }
 
-  validateString(text, 'text');
+  if (textType !== 'number' && textType !== 'boolean' && textType !== 'bigint') {
+    validateString(text, 'text');
+  }
   if (options !== undefined) {
     validateObject(options, 'options');
   }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-util-styletext.js b/test/parallel/test-util-styletext.js
index 3db01bec1c3acd..7586028d298d43 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-util-styletext.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-util-styletext.js
@@ -23,13 +23,39 @@ const noChange = 'test';
   }, {
     code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE',
   }, invalidOption);
+});
+
+// Non-string scalars for `text` should NOT throw — they are coerced internally.
+[
+  null,
+  undefined,
+  Symbol(),
+  () => {},
+  {},
+].forEach((invalidText) => {
   assert.throws(() => {
-    util.styleText('red', invalidOption);
+    util.styleText('red', invalidText);
   }, {
     code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE'
-  }, invalidOption);
+  }, invalidText);
 });
 
+// Scalar values are coerced to string (number, boolean, bigint).
+assert.strictEqual(
+  util.styleText('red', 42, { validateStream: false }),
+  '\u001b[31m42\u001b[39m',
+);
+
+assert.strictEqual(
+  util.styleText('red', true, { validateStream: false }),
+  '\u001b[31mtrue\u001b[39m',
+);
+
+assert.strictEqual(
+  util.styleText('red', 3n, { validateStream: false }),
+  '\u001b[31m3\u001b[39m',
+);
+
 assert.throws(() => {
   util.styleText('invalid', 'text');
 }, {