Pale in Insignificance

When you compare two objects, one may seem rather insignificant after examining them, but this statement seems to state the result of the comparison before it has even begun to compare.

According to the idioms section on thefreedictionary.com, this common cliche has a couple different forms of expression:

pale beside someone or something

Fig. to appear to be weak or unimportant when compared to someone or something. He is competent, but he pales beside Fran. My meager effort pales beside your masterpiece.

pale by comparison and pale in comparison

Fig. to appear to be deficient in comparison to something else. My work pales by comparison with yours. You are a real pro." (http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pales)

I suppose it could become pale as a result of being so insignificant?