Describes a pale, often unhealthy or bloodless complexion or color. Used as a na-adjective.
He had a pale face.
Her skin is pale like that of a sick person.
Compound of 蒼 (deep blue/green, pale) + 白 (white) + 色 (color). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with a pale, bluish-white hue.