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pastel

[pa-stel, pas-tl] / pæˈstɛl, ˈpæs tl /
ADJECTIVE
muted in color
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His debut piece for Coachella captured a pastel desert with a giant California poppy-turned-Venus flytrap, its long stem ending in a stylus on a record player rooted in a tree stump.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

I’m told linen suits will be coming in soon in the pastel colors I’m looking for.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Le Particulier Miami – This newly opened Mid-Beach gem embraces Art Deco whimsy with pastel pinks and purples, brass accents and flamingo-covered wallpaper.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

Price was best known for his sculptured silhouettes and theatrical styles, including pastel suits which featured in rock band Duran Duran's music video Rio.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Three springy steps down from the risers — girls in pastel dresses screaming, the music director lunging — a leap from the stage, out the side door and into the starry, sweet, onion-grass-smelling night.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli




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