bleich

Pale with a dull, grayish cast; often more descriptive and slightly more literary, suggesting illness or lack of vitality.

The most common neutral word for pale; it can describe pallor from illness, fear, fatigue, or excitement.

Somewhat pale or pallid-looking; it suggests a milder degree of paleness than bleich or blass.

Colorless or lacking vividness; for people it can imply pallor, but it is more often used for things that look or feel uninspiring.

Dull or lacking brightness; for appearance it can suggest tiredness or a lack of freshness rather than true pallor.

Ill or sick-looking; it emphasizes the cause of pallor rather than the pale color itself.

Sickly or delicate-looking; often describes someone who seems chronically weak or unwell.

Literally 'bloodless'; figuratively, very pale with almost no color in the face. It sounds more vivid and stronger than simple blass.

Deadly pale; a very strong expression describing extreme pallor caused by fear, shock, or illness.