ghost white

Deathly pale shade

Ghost white is an extremely pale white, suggesting the pallor of spectral apparitions or bloodless skin.

The phrase describes faces drained of color by fear or shock: She went ghost white when she heard the news.

In computing and design, ghost white is a named color—an off-white with the faintest gray undertone.

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bed sheet · phantom · apparition · translucent · milky · ivory · moonlit · haunting · wispy · shroud · pallid · faded · bleached · chalky · ashen · luminous · fog · fog bank

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color intensity/saturation

ghost whitejet black

Deepest possible dark

pitch black · coal black · ebony · ink black · midnight black

health/vitality appearance

ghost whiteblooming

Producing flowers now

glowing · radiant · sun-kissed · rosy · flushed

emotional state indicator

ghost whitebeet red

Intensely flushed complexion

flushed · rosy · red-faced · blushing · ruddy

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G