pastel has definitions from the field of color
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[ adjective ] (color) delicate and pale in color

Examples

"pastel pink"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

While white is the coolest summer shade , there are lots of pastel hues along with tintable fabrics that will blend with any wardrobe color .

Related terms

light

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[ adjective ] lacking in body or vigor

Examples

"faded pastel charms of the naive music"

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

The already faded pastel charms of the naive music itself vanish entirely in Fistoulari 's melodramatic contrasts between ultra vehement brute power and chilly , if suave , sentimentality .

Related terms

delicate

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[ noun ] (color) any of various pale or light colors

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

Orange and lemon are considered important as are such pastels as blue and lilac .

Related terms

chromatic_color

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