-faced
Alex returned a couple of minutes later looking ashen-faced.
Both men appeared ashen-faced as they surveyed the devastation caused by the explosion.
Henry was ashen-faced and visibly distressed when he came to speak to me.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Colourless or causing colour to fade
bleach
colourlessly
depigmentation
discoloration
discolour
drably
drabness
frost
light
lighten
muted
pale
paleness
palish
sober
sombre
subdued
washy
weather
weathered