"He is wearing a light colored suit."

Translation: Han har en ljus kostym på sig.

[wotintarnations]

"han har på sig en ljusfärgad kostym" borde det inte vara accepterat? rapporterat tills vidare :)

[friswing]

Men ljusfärgad låter kaka på kaka i mina svenska öron. Det räcker med 'ljus', även om jag begriper vad folk menar när de direktöversätter från engelska 'light colored'.

[HankTheFrank]

Håller med, Ljust färgad eller ljusfärgad

[Arnauti]

OK, jag har lagt till båda.

[friswing]

Ju mer jag hör ljusfärgad, desto mer undrar jag ifall kostymen är 'färgad med stearinljus' .. :P

[Arnauti]

I actually agree with you, I doubt I ever use this word. I googled it and got more hits than I expected, but many of them related to bodily functions I'd rather not think of.

[Chris-Butler]

Can we not use the verb 'klär' here, as in "He is dressed in a light coloured suit"?
&
ljus = both light and bright? To me a light coloured suit would be white or pale grey, whereas a bright suit would be a yellow or green on for example

[friswing]

When using klär it means the person looks more handsome in light colours, than in dark colours. Not that he wears a light coloured suit now. And I agree with your difference between light and bright.