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pale-colored

pale-colored

2.3
Having a light color that is not bright
  • adjective
  • /peɪlˈkʌlərd/
translation icon : de color pálido
  • And So what mid tone blushing is you get a pale color that's in between the the shade you have on and your skin tone, this chalky pale pink.

And if I relax completely without blinking, still some activity, but it should turn a very pale colour.

Examples

  • The artist chose a pale-colored canvas to create a soft, serene atmosphere in her painting.

  • Jim and Tom are by one of the stained glass windows, looking out through a pale-colored pane at the sheriff and his men across the street.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • - Replace the pale-colored text.

    Academic text (2004)
  • I think this has just been my favourite recently because it's a really pale colour and I just really like the colour of it on my skin.

  • And then we have Angel Wing and Pale Rose, which are both very, very pale colors again, and I think they look good with the Twilight Rush palette.

  • And I'm just going to put a little bit of this onto my lower lash line and then taking some of this colour, which is the palest colour in my palette.

  • The reasons for discontinuing the use of glass paste for flesh tones in the second phase are still not clear, but one possibility is that the white and pale-colored glass was more expensive than stone.

    Academic text (1997)
  • I'm going to use a brown mascara again, simply because I don't want to spoil the effect of all the pretty pale colours and also because of Maif's colouring.

  • The pale-colored limestone walls were hung with two Gobelin tapestries, and a bronze and crystal chandelier floated down on chains from the high ceiling.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • They decided to paint the nursery with pale-colored walls to make the room feel brighter.

Synonyms

pale
vspale-colored
291 1.0

Has very light color and often looks sick or afraid

is the broader descriptive phrase for that same lightness
light-colored
vspale-colored
  • US
10 2.4

Not dark in color, often pale like white

is the neutral general term for low color intensity
pastel
vspale-colored
4 4.1

Soft and pale in color like light pink or blue

is broader lightness without implying delicate softness
whitish
vspale-colored
4 1.6

Light in color, slightly pale like milk

means light in general, not specifically somewhat white
chalky
vspale-colored
2 2.5

Very pale or white in color

refers to lightness broadly, not only powdery whiteness
pastel-colored
vspale-colored
1 3.7

Having light, soft colors like pale pink or blue

is general light term without artistic softness
pale-hued
vspale-colored
5.1

A light color that is not strong

is the general term for light or not vivid colors
undersaturated
vspale-colored
  • Specialized
7.0

Having weak color so pictures or photos look pale

describes light color regardless of saturation level
fairish
vspale-colored
6.8

A little light in color, like pale hair or skin

uses light broadly across objects, not limited to skin or hair

Antonyms

A thing that has strong, vivid colors

3.7

A color or sound that is fairly strong but not very strong

How Pale

colorless
  • US
12 2.9
pale-colored
2.3
washed-out
4 4.4
muted
10 4.2

Surface Forms

pale-colored positive

Morphology

pale-colored = pale + color (transparent) = pale + color + ed

The form is a straightforward compound of 'pale' + 'color' with the adjectival suffix '-ed', so the meaning 'having a pale color' is directly derived.

Etymology

Pale-colored starts with pale, an old word that meant 'light' or 'not strong in color', and the second part color means 'shade'. So pale-colored simply describes something that is 'light in color' rather than bright.