palette

noun

board to hold a painter's colors
selection of colors for digitized image
art term; selection, harmony, shading and composition of the different colors in a painting
piece of armour used to protect the armpit

Pronunciation: /ˈpælɪt/ / /ˈpælət/ / /pəˈlɛt/

Etymology: Borrowed from French palette. Doublet of pallet.

A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
A set of colours available to be used (or mixed).
“Use your mouse to select the colour you want to use from the circular colour palette.”
The range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.
“The unified colour palette of reds, blues, and yellows used throughout the signage matches that of the institution’s logo and letterhead.”
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.
“She removed an eyeshadow palette from her bag.”
A visual selection of colours, tools, commands, etc.
“It would be extremely beneficial to have the right subassemblies with the parameters already set available on your tool palette.”
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.
Any set or group of limited choices, options, or tasks from all ones that are currently available.
“For the San Francisco project, he whittled down the palette to a handful of key surfaces, chief among them French limestone, hard oak, and Danish brick—long, slender, stunning.”