fair vs pale

0Pale is more often used to describe a temporary condition, suggesting ill health.0-

0 ok, so we would rather say "01i00His face became pale when he got the news02i00" and not 01i00fair02i00 ...02br
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00but what about complexion? can we describe a person in the following manner? 01i00She's a slim girl in her early twenties. She's got curly dark hair which contrast with her pale complexion. 02i

0I still don't know how to discriminate "pallor" from fair and pale.0-

0A fair complexion sounds like a pleasant thing to have02br
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00A pale complexion sounds like an unpleasant thing to have02br
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00So, which you use will depend on the context, but that is a very general rule to follow.02br
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00Pallor - an unnaturally pale complexion, usually connected with illness to the point of death, terror

0I think "pale complexion" almost always 01u01i00connotes02i02u00 some degree of ill health. "On the face of it," I'd say "pale" 01u01i00denotes02i02u00 less color than "fair."0-

0Thank you everyone!0-

0I think only "albinos" have a pale complexion as a permanent condition. A fair complexion is common; a pale complexion is an anomaly.0-

fair skin has some pinkish undertones, pale skin doesn't, but it doesn't indicate a sickness either.

Pale skin is whiter then fair skin. Therss your answer everyone going on google answering a question yet not answer the **** question. Pale in the dictionary says ... stfu answer the **** question instead of well your not specific on what you mean about the skin of pale and fair back in 10000 bc black blah blah. Sorry had to rant.