Palette Meaning in English

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Definition

A palette is a flat board that artists use to mix paints, or a range of colors that are used in a particular artwork or design.

Usage & Nuances

'Palette' is used both for the physical artist's tool and metaphorically for a set of colors. In design, 'color palette' is very common. Avoid confusing with 'palate' (taste) or 'pallet' (shipping platform).

• Spanish: paleta (de pintor) - gama de colores
• Portuguese (BR): paleta (de pintor) - gama de cores
• Portuguese (PT): paleta (de pintor) - gama de cores
• Chinese (Simplified): 调色板 - 色彩搭配
• Chinese (Traditional): 調色板 - 色彩搭配
• Hindi: पैलेट (रंग मिलाने की तख्ती) - रंगों की सीमा
• Arabic: لوحة الألوان - لوحة الألوان (مجموعة الألوان)
• Bengali: প্যালেট - রঙের সেট
• Russian: палитра
• Japanese: パレット
• Vietnamese: bảng màu
• Korean: 팔레트
• Turkish: palet
• Urdu: پیلیٹ
• Indonesian: palet - palet warna

Example Sentences

Before I start painting, I always organize my palette so I don’t mix up the colors.

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The artist mixed blue and yellow on her palette.

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He cleaned his palette after he finished painting.

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The designer chose a bright color palette for the website.

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My favorite part is picking out a new set of colors for my digital palette.

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The room felt relaxing thanks to the soft, neutral tones in the color palette.

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