The phrase "a gentle light" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a soft, calming illumination, often in a poetic or descriptive context.
Example: "As the sun began to set, a gentle light filled the room, casting warm shadows on the walls."
Alternatives: "a soft glow" or "a mild radiance."
A little heavy cream stirred into a bowl of mayonnaise turned up a gentle, light sauce that could be eaten by the spoonful.
The walls are made of various materials including metal and translucent polycarbonate, which admits a gentle light; the floor is made in a traditional Japanese style, using hardened soil, here mixed with a little cement.
With a gentle light coming from below, her cropped white hair smoothed back, Sontag is lying on a table in an elegant pleated dress from Milan, wrists bruised, hands folded over her stomach, as if she had died serenely.
Hagen-born Henning Wehn is aware of the prejudices about his country - that the people are humourless, pedantic, and ruthlessly efficient - but the amiable, self-deprecating and witty way in which he exploits those stereotypes throws a gentle light on the boorishness and jingoism that are part of the British psyche.
After Tiller shines a gentle light onto this much-discussed but still unmentionable topic, taking us inside the consultation room, where we are given searing glimpses of the fear, anger, sadness, and self-doubt, but also relief and hope, felt by women who seek abortions after the 24th week of pregnancy.
Consider putting a gentle light in front of the storyteller to completely eliminate shadows.
Refashioned as a gentle light-rocker, Mr. Colon, who released two albums of tender but tepid soul on Capitol, added flair to his renditions of songs by Coldplay and Sarah McLachlan.
Hugo and the Bully Frogs by Francesca Simon and Caroline Jayne Church Davidd and Charles, £4.99, 3-7) is a gentle, light-hearted tale, suggesting that neither suffering in silence nor physical retaliation need be the only options.
They alter the shape of the room and give a background of gentle light.
It was (it is) a perfect autumn afternoon: gentle light, mild air, and still a while to go before dusk.
They move silhouetted against a land white as white, bathed in gentle light as the sun traces a low arc across the horizon.
