Colorway vs. Palette: What's the Difference?

(arts) Any of the schemes of two or more colors in which a design is available. It is often used to describe variegated or ombre (shades of one color) print yarns, fabric, or thread. It can also be applied to apparel, to wallpaper and other interior design motifs, and to specifications for printed materials such as magazines or newspapers.

A board, typically with a hole for the thumb, which an artist can hold while painting and on which colors are mixed.

The range of colors used in a visual medium, in a picture, or by an artist

Any similar set of elements or qualities, such as musical notes, used in a medium, in a composition, or by an artist.

(painting) A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.

The range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.

The range of tones or tone colors in a given musical composition or performance.

A set of makeup including a variety of colors, often packaged together in a tray.

A visual selection of colours, tools, commands, etc.

(historical) A plate of armour covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows.

A plate against which a person presses their chest to give force to a hand-operated drill.

The tincture palettes used for coloring flags and coats of arms.

A thin, oval or square board, or tablet, with a thumb hole at one end for holding it, on which a painter lays and mixes his pigments. Hence, any other object, usually one with a flat surface, used for the same purpose.

The complete set of colors used by an artist or other person in creating an image, in any medium. The meaning of this term has been extended in modern times to include the set of colors used in a particular computer application, or the complete set of of colors available in computer displays or printing techniques.

The complete range of resources and techniques used in any art, such as music.

One of the plates covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows.

A breastplate for a breast drill.

The range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art

Board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used

One of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor