Chinese word

调色板

Pronunciation

Pinyintiáo sè bǎn

Meaning

  • nouncolor palette

Example

设计师在软件里打开调色板选择配色。shè jì shī zài ruǎn jiàn lǐ dǎ kāi tiáo sè bǎn xuǎn zé pèi sè

The designer opens the color palette in the software and chooses a color scheme.

Illustration for 调色板 (color palette)

More examples

我把喜欢的颜色添加到我的调色板里，方便下次使用。wǒ bǎ xǐ huān de yán sè tiān jiā dào wǒ de tiáo sè bǎn lǐ fāng biàn xià cì shǐ yòng

I add my favorite colors to my color palette so I can use them easily next time.

Core concept

A color workspace where different colors are placed together so a desired combination can be made.

Common phrases

  • 添加到调色板tiān jiā dào tiáo sè bǎn

    add to the color palette

  • 使用调色板选择颜色shǐ yòng tiáo sè bǎn xuǎn zé yán sè

    use the color palette to choose colors

Similar words

调色盘tiáo sè pán: A flat or shallow dish used by artists to hold and mix paint.
颜色yán sè: The color that an object or light shows, including its type and appearance.
色卡sè kǎ: A set of color samples arranged on a card or in a book for printing and design.

Definition in Chinese

画家用来放置并混合颜料以配色的平面工具，也用于指数字工具中具有相似功能的面板或界面。huà jiā yòng lái fàng zhì bìng hùn hé yán liào yǐ pèi sè de píng miàn gōng jù yě yòng yú zhǐ shù zì gōng jù zhōng jù yǒu xiāng sì gōng néng de miàn bǎn huò jiè miàn

Word origin

调 (tiáo, "adjust") + 色 (sè, "color") + 板 (bǎn, "board") literally points to a board for adjusting colors, a physical image extended to the matching tool in software.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may picture only an artist's palette, but Chinese also uses this word for the color-selection area in image and design software.

Other meanings

  • palettenoun

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