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color chart

color chart

1 2.4
A chart showing many colors to help you choose one
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌlər tʃɑrt/
  • US
translation icon : muestra de colores
  • Because I've never done transparency before, I made it the same colors as the sample in the book, using their color charts to choose my fabrics.
  • make a color chart
  • using color charts

You have to you have to, you have to put your hand or get the colour chart, find your colour.

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Examples

  • To design the poster, I referred to a color chart that displayed various hues and tints.

  • The intensity scale was based on a color chart using five color samples.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Click on the little color box to the side of the color chart indicated by the red arrow.

    Blog text (2)
  • Both are knit from color charts; there are only two colors per round.

    Blog text (22)
  • "The prospectus had presented a grand social vision, backed up with color charts illustrating the financial details.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I selected my paint color from a color chart to ensure a perfect match.

  • The interior designer used a color chart to help the clients pick their favorite shades for the room.

Synonyms

chart
vscolor chart
420 1.3

A picture like a graph or table that shows information clearly

focuses specifically on showing a range of shades for choosing and matching
color wheel
vscolor chart
  • US
1 3.2

A round chart that shows how colors are related and which colors match well

serves to compare and select actual shades for practical tasks
color circle
vscolor chart
  • US
1 3.9

A circle that shows how colors are related, for example primary and opposite colors

serves to compare and choose real shades in design and production

How Detailed

tristimulus
  • Specialized
9.9
color chart
  • US
1 2.4
swatch
12 5.9

Surface Forms

color chart singular
color charts plural
colour charts plural
colour chart singular

Morphology

color + chart

The meaning 'a chart showing a range of colors' is directly and compositionally derived from the nouns 'color' (hue/shade) + 'chart' (a visual display), following a regular noun–noun compound pattern in English. This transparent compositional logic is common across languages and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Color chart is a simple sheet that shows many small color samples on a chart, like a fan of paint chips at a paint store. People use it to 'compare' and 'choose' the right shade, so the term means a guide for picking colors.