palest
- superlative of pale.
Example Sentences
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“It was important to figure out where those bright pinks would live alongside our palest, pastel pink and, of course, every tone of pink in between,” Gerwig says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024
These cookies bake to a beautiful toasty color and are topped with an artful smear of the palest pastel icing that is lightning-fast to whip up.
From Salon • Sep. 14, 2022
In recent years, winemakers have responded to a market that clamors for the palest of pale pinks to drink the year after harvest.
From Washington Post • May 6, 2021
Colors ranged from the palest onionskin to an almost brilliant maraschino cherry, yet the color was rarely a clue to the body and character of the wine.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2019
Even from a distance, Jesper could see the stacks of bills in palest Kerch purple, emblazoned with the three flying fish, row after row of them, bound in paper bands sealed with wax.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
