"Numerous washings and wearings had faded the jeans Sharon wore until they were a color between pale blue and blue-white."
"A few seconds later, the door swung open, and Nora turned to see an athletic-looking woman about her own age, with pale blue eyes and a summer tan set off by short-cropped, naturally white-blond hair."
"My taciturn mother is sitting on a pale blue love seat next to Doris C., holding her hand and listening to her recount the story of Dad's death."