pastel

pastel

adjective

Definition of PASTEL

lacking intensity of color <a pastel blue to go with the pale pink walls>

Synonyms dull, dulled, faded, light, pastel, washed-out, washy

Related Words flat, lackluster, lusterless, matte (also mat or matt); dim, faint; dirty, muddy; achromatic, colorless, uncolored, undyed, unpainted, unstained; blanched, bleached, washed, white, whitened; gray (also grey), indistinct, neutral

Near Antonyms bright, brilliant, vibrant, vivid; chromatic, colored, dyed, painted, stained, tinged, tinted; colorful, motley, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, prismatic, rainbow, varicolored, variegated; flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, showy, splashy

Antonyms dark, deep, gay, rich