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blassgelb

pale yellow

adjective BLAS-gelp Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Colors

Usage Note

Blassgelb combines blass (pale) with gelb (yellow) for a desaturated, almost white yellow. Used in interior design and descriptions of sickly or faded objects; it has a cooler, more uncertain quality than hellgelb.

Examples

"Die blassgelbe Farbe an der alten Wand blätterte ab."

Natural Translation

The pale yellow paint on the old wall was peeling off.

Literal Translation

The pale-yellow colour on the old wall peeled off.

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