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Color:
Pale green


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Colors with the same hue:
Vivid Green
Parrot Green
Vert
Meadow Green
Spinach
Malachite
Russian green
Asparagus
Light Green
Similar colors:
Light Green
Ethereal Green
Fresh Mint
Menthol
Island Green
Mantis
Emerald
Paris Green
Shamrock
Inchworm
Fresh Green
Cucumber
Pistachio
Soft Green
Fern
Kiwi
Spring green
Celadon
Eucalyptus
Aquamarine
Seafoam
Malachite
Vert
Faded Green
GO green
Meadow Green
Parrot Green
Olivine
Vivid Green
Dull Green
Words evoked by this color:
celadon,  dew,  gaslight,  flageolet,  callow,  sweetsop,  sick,  mucoid,  sickened,  sickly,  chlorine,  fennel,  mignonette,  changeling,  flu,  convalescence,  recuperate,  recuperation,  agreeably,  indisposed,  protoplasm,  microscopic,  silicate,  idyll,  lymphatic,  mycoplasma,  lymph,  lymphoid,  twinge,  convalesce,  spongy,  dewy,  barium,  squeamish,  etiolate,  cytoplasm,  cytoplasmic,  hypochlorite,  queasy,  nausea,  nauseated,  valetudinarian,  unwell,  diseased,  ghoulish,  eldritch,  spring,  ovule,  april,  ghoul
Literary analysis:
In literature, "pale green" is often employed as a subtle, atmospheric color that conveys both natural freshness and delicate elegance. For example, it sets the mood in domestic interiors—as seen in the pale green curtains framing a quiet window scene ([1]) or the lavish pale green drawing-room adorned with orchids and lilies ([2]). Authors also use it to evoke the gentle artistry of nature, describing the light and graceful hue of a leafy spray ([3]) and even invoking its presence in the ripple of an ocean floor shimmering with pale green ([4]). In character descriptions and attire, pale green suggests a serene, ethereal quality—as in the dress that embodies the spirit of spring ([5]) or the subtle glow in a pair of eyes that deepens their mystique ([6]). Through these varied applications, pale green acts as an emblem of understated beauty, imbuing scenes with a quiet vibrancy that resonates with natural renewal.
  1. Hadria was sitting in front of the window, across which the pale green curtains had been drawn.
    — from The Daughters of Danaus by Mona Caird
  2. The pale green drawing-room was as lavishly decorated with pink and white orchids and lilies of the valley.
    — from Senator North by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
  3. The leafy spray is light and graceful, pale green with a silvery sheen at first.
    — from Trees Every Child Should Know: Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the Year by Julia Ellen Rogers
  4. “The globe, o’erhanging bright and brave The pale green-glimmering ocean-floor, Silvers its wave, its rustling wave Soft folded on the shelving floor.
    — from Three Heroines of New England Romance Their true stories herein set forth by Mrs Harriet Spoffard, Miss Louise Imogen Guiney, and Miss Alice Brown by Alice Brown
  5. In her dress of pale green voile, which set off her clear pallor and the beauty of her smooth, dark hair, she looked the incarnate spirit of spring.
    — from Peggy Raymond's Way; Or, Blossom Time at Friendly Terrace by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
  6. And her pale green eyes took on a slightly deeper hue.
    — from Five Thousand an Hour: How Johnny Gamble Won the Heiress by George Randolph Chester

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