The colors, however, shift from the earth tones found in the original design to more pastel shades of rose, slate blue, yellow and peach.

Perhaps it is the soft, pastel shades, that make it look more like a work of art than a creation of Nature.

The five demons blanched noticeably, turning pastel shades of their various fantastic hues.

This term is now commonly applied to a number of items, particularly from Anatolia, which have light pastel shades.

Colour schemes largely reflect the requirements of the client, but both autumnal and pastel shades are common.

And the current popularity of soft, pastel shades reflects the quest for calm during volatile social and economic times.

The new stamp features pastel shades of yellow, orange, blue and green within a Valentine heart.

The pastel shades she sent out weren't all that unusual except I didn't interpret them as fragile, exactly.

Women were in white or pastel shades: pale lemons, pinks and blues.

In the living room, for example, the theme is pastel shades combined with stripes and textured wallpaper.