sallowness
Yellowish skin tone
Sallowness is an unhealthy yellowish or pale complexion, suggesting illness, fatigue, or poor health.
The quality suggests someone who doesn't get enough sun or fresh air: The sallowness of his skin worried his mother.
It can also describe a generally wan or pallid appearance in descriptions of people who look unwell.
Tending toward gold
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- wanPale and unwell-looking
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- dullLacking edge or interest
muddy · sickly · washed-out · faded · grayish · allow · dingy · drab
Yellowing from bile pigment
- icterusBilirubin-caused tissue yellowing
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
anemia · malnutrition · illness · yellowing · bile · cirrhosis · cholestasis · neonatal
Lack of pigmentation
- colorlessnessLack of any hue
- wannessUnhealthy lack of color
- bloodlessnessLacking circulating vital fluid
- whitenessState of being pale
fairness · ghostliness · chalkiness · pastiness · ashiness · blanching · faintness · etiolation
yellowish
Tending toward gold
dull · muddy · sickly · washed-out · faded · grayish · allow · dingy · drab · matte
jaundice
Yellowing from bile pigment
- icterusBilirubin-caused tissue yellowing
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
liver · anemia · malnutrition · illness · yellowing · bile · cirrhosis · cholestasis · neonatal · Gilbert's syndrome
paleness
Lack of pigmentation
- colorlessnessLack of any hue
- wannessUnhealthy lack of color
- bloodlessnessLacking circulating vital fluid
whiteness · fairness · ghostliness · chalkiness · pastiness · ashiness · blanching · faintness · etiolation
- skin qualitiesclear skin, dewy skin, flawless skin, glowing skin, radiance
- uglinessugliness, unattractiveness, unsightliness, hideousness, homeliness
sallownessrosiness
Pinkish, healthy hue
ruddiness · healthiness · bloom · flush · glow
sallownessruddiness
Reddish skin tone
rosiness · warmth · bronzeness · tan · golden glow