Light
Light adjective - Of light complexion.
Usage example: her light skin tends to freckle easily in the sun
Swarthy
Swarthy adjective - Not having a light complexion.
Usage example: a dark-eyed, swarthy young man with killer looks
Nearby Word: swart
Both words in one sentence
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Where they are muscular, swarthy and light-haired, Loki is lithe, black-haired and pale.
Source: Tall, Dark and Handsome - In a similar case, in The Lord of the Rings, while they are not humans, the orcs are often referred to as dark and swarthy while the heroic elves are usually described as fair or light-skinned.
Source: Fair for Its Day - Real-life Punjabis can be surprisingly light-skinned, and wrestler/actor Dalip Singh Rana (Khali's portrayer) might have been mistaken for a swarthy white man if there had not been anyone fairer-skinned in the ring with him.
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