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Palette vs Pigment - What's the difference?

palette | pigment |

As nouns the difference between palette and pigment

is that palette is pallet while pigment is pigment.

palette

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • (computing, graphical user interface) A visual selection of colours, tools, commands, etc.
  • A plate of armour covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows.

    • Derived terms

    * floating palette * palette swap * palettize * subpalette

    Anagrams

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    pigment

    English

    (wikipedia pigment)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) Any color in plant or animal cells
    • Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for most plants' green colouring.
  • A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
    • Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.
  • (obsolete) Wine flavoured with spices and honey.
    • (Sir Walter Scott)

    Derived terms

    * pigmentary

    Related terms

    * pimiento

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To add color or pigment to something.

    • Derived terms

    * pigmentation

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