when someone is scared and color goes from their face

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alpacinou

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I want to describe a situation when someone is scared and color goes from their face. Can I use "drain of color"?

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She answered her phone. It was him again. Her face drained of color. She felt a hollowness in her stomach.
 

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Yes, or "The colour drained out of/from her face".
 

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Yes and another, "She paled".
 
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