color scheme
noun
: a particular combination of colors
They chose an unusual color scheme for the living room.
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Pharr’s wife, Catherine, suggested the signature red, green and white color scheme and later added the manger scene.
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Shameika Rhymes, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The color scheme will nod to that with darker hues and browns.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
One bedroom has a peach-pink color scheme, while the smaller of the two is a crisp white, furnished with a red four-poster and a wicker armchair.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
This could mean creating a tiki vibe, a retro disco aesthetic, or simply leaning into a color scheme.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
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Shameika Rhymes, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The color scheme will nod to that with darker hues and browns.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
One bedroom has a peach-pink color scheme, while the smaller of the two is a crisp white, furnished with a red four-poster and a wicker armchair.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
This could mean creating a tiki vibe, a retro disco aesthetic, or simply leaning into a color scheme.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for color scheme
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“Color scheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20scheme. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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