Pale and Pastel

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Pale adjective - Lacking intensity of color.

Usage example: we chose a very pale pink for the walls of the room

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Pastel is a synonym for pale in light topic. In some cases you can use "Pastel" instead an adjective "Pale".

Nearby Words: paled, paleness, palish, palely

Pastel adjective - Lacking intensity of color.

Usage example: a pastel blue to go with the pale pink walls

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Pale is a synonym for pastel in muted in color topic. You can use "Pale" instead an adjective "Pastel".

Nearby Word: paste

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