What does color palette mean?

A color palette is the set of colors used in a painting or design (e.g., “We chose rich shades of orange because we wanted a very warm color palette for this room”).

If you can’t decide whether palette, pallet or palate is the word you need, “pallet” typically means “a wooden platform” and “palate” typically refers to your “sense of taste.”

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