If we had chosen a pale shade, all the joyful parts of the design would have faded to something barely noticeable.

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Her lips were slightly parted and a pale shade of blue.

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On February 9th in 1855, residents of Devon, England awakened to a find a light snow cover blanketing the landscape, rendering the bucolic countryside a whiter shade of pale.

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The couple wore matching polo shirts the pale yellow of newborn chicks, and their hair had faded to a similar sandy shade.

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