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pastel

[pa-stel, pas-tl] / pæˈstɛl, ˈpæs tl /
ADJECTIVE
muted in color
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She says if you are looking to replicate this trend, mix pastel colours, dreamy florals, and tactile materials to form "unexpected clashes" that "look really messy".

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

He wore loud, pastel shirts and pants, inevitably embellished with whatever he’d had for lunch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Growing venture capital–backed consumer brands, like Blank Street Coffee and dentist office Tend, traded in neons for pastel greens.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

He would steal ad posters, paint over them with rudimentary cartoon skulls with X’ed-out eyes in pastel colors, then carefully replace them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

The moon might be up in the pastel aqua blue overhead while the sun flamed orange in the west, and other kids, younger boys and girls on bikes, might also stop by.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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