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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