soft tones
Quiet, muted sounds
Soft tones are gentle, muted sounds or colors—quiet voices, subdued hues, restrained musical passages.
Someone who speaks in soft tones keeps their voice low and calm, often to soothe or avoid being overheard.
In visual contexts, soft tones are colors without harsh contrast: The room was decorated in soft tones of cream and sage.
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- muted colorsDesaturated, understated shades
- hushedReduced to silence
- low voiceDeep vocal register
- inside voiceSoft speaking volume
pastel · powder pink · whisper · gentle · subdued · quiet · murmur · faded · delicate · soothing · calm · dulcet · velvet · hazy · diffused · mellowed · understated · serene
- vocal expressionvibrato, inflection, intonation, pitch range, vocal range