color sample

Paint chip card

A color sample is a small specimen showing a particular color, used for matching, comparison, or selection.

Paint stores offer color samples as chips or swatches; fabric shops provide them as small cuts of material.

She took home a dozen color samples before choosing the wall paint.

Also called a color swatch.

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tint · paint chip · chip · pigment · paint · fabric · match · tone · dye · spectrum · chart · watch · specimen · test · textile · wall · accent wall · coordinate

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quantity/completeness

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Liquid volume unit

production run · wholesale lot · finished product

specificity

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Circular hue organization chart

color palette · color chart

purpose/stage

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Last applied layer

Family

color, sample, colors, colored, coloring, colorful, colorless, coloration, discolor

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G