celeste
sky blue
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The pale blue of a clear sky
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of the sky
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Celeste means sky blue and is related to the English word celestial0, since it names the color of the sky itself.
celeste
sky blue, light blue (color)
A pale, soft blue color.
Compró una camisa celeste para el veranoHe bought a sky blue shirt for the summer
Las paredes del cuarto son celestesThe bedroom walls are light blue
celestial, heavenly (formal)
Anything belonging to the sky or the heavens. It is a formal word, common in astronomy and in literary writing.
Los cuerpos celestes se mueven en órbitas fijasCelestial bodies move in fixed orbits
El coro cantaba con una calma celesteThe choir sang with a heavenly calm