淡 (Kanji for faint)

Onyomi

TAN	as in,"His TAN faded to pale after so many weeks indoors. "

The water pretty much doused the flame, leaving only a faint, pale flickering.

あわ*い	faint color. (薄い also means faint, but 淡い carries the connotation of, it's faint because it's weak or sickly) ★☆☆☆☆