Hoppy Blonde? Light (color) Pale Ale?

I got fascinated in super-hoppy light beer when I had the My Antonia, a collaboration brew between Birra Del Borgo and Dogfish. 

The first bottle I had was so good that I bought two more. The taste was different between all three bottles and I was disappointed afterwards, but I was hooked on this idea of a hoppy pilsner (imperial pilsner). Since I don't have an open fridge to use for lager-ing, I dove into the idea of a light hoppy ale. Naturally leading to this idea of a hoppy blonde ale and maybe even calling it an imperial blonde. I brewed one using malt extract, and the next batch (all grain) will be brewed in the next couple of weeks

Looking closer, there's a fine line between this beer becoming a pale ale instead. Here's a comparison of a typical blonde and a typical pale ale below:

	Blonde Ale	Pale Ale
SRM	3 - 6	5 - 14
ABV	4.2 - 5.6	4.5 - 6.0
IBU	15 - 28	30 - 45+

Basically, to make an 'Imperial IPA', I need to keep my color below 5, or the beer can easily be called a pale ale. Good to know.