Palette

Definitions

1. A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
2. A set of colours available to be used (or mixed).
3. The range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.
4. The range of tones or tone colors in a given musical composition or performance.
5. A set of makeup including a variety of colors, often packaged together in a tray.
6. A visual selection of colours, tools, commands, etc.
7. A plate of armour covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows.
   historical
8. A plate against which a person presses their chest to give force to a hand-operated drill.
9. Any set or group of limited choices, options, or tasks from all ones that are currently available.
   figuratively, uncommon

Equivalents

Examples

“she removed an eyeshadow palette from her bag”

“use⟳ your mouse to select⟳ the colour you want⟳ to use⟳ from the circular colour palette”

“The unified colour palette of reds, blues, and yellows used throughout the signage matches that of the institution’s logo and letterhead.”

“It would be extremely beneficial to have⟳ the right subassemblies with the parameters already set⟳ available on your tool palette.”

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