| ADJECTIVE | all | light-colored, light | (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent |
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| Meaning | (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent. | |
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| Example | "a light-colored powder" | |
| Synonym | light | |
| Attribute of | value | relative darkness or lightness of a color |
| Narrower | pale | Very light colored |
| palish | slightly pale | |
| pastel | Delicate and pale in color | |
| powdery | As if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder | |
| See also | white | Of the achromatic color of maximum lightness |
| Opposite | dark | (used of color) having a dark hue |
| Spanish | claro, pálido | |
| Catalan | clar, pàl·lid | |
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