light-toned

He got his nickname when he was young, a reference to his light-toned skin.

Preferences for light-toned skin over dark — when it comes to marriages and some jobs — are still upending the lives of hundreds of thousands of Indians.

Made of solid and veneered ash with no screws or nails, it comes in a light-toned natural finish and the black-stained version pictured here.

Mrs. Obama also updated the Old Family Dining Room, a smaller room adjacent to the State Dining Room, by swapping its sunny yellow walls and drapery and light-toned rug for gray walls, contrasting red draperies and a rug with a contemporary design.

“The Lovers” is a romantic comedy of the sort that they used to make, a light-toned but earnest love story with a solidly built framework to govern the action with a nearly architectural precision.