color scheme
noun
: a particular combination of colors
They chose an unusual color scheme for the living room.
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Along with being functional, these bowls offer a modern look with an embossed texture surrounding the exterior and gradient color scheme that fades from the smallest bowl to the largest.
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 24 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
As for the black-and-white color scheme, it was apparently chosen to reflect the golden age of Hollywood, when Phantom was a symbol of the era of glamour, and movies were shot in black and white.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Contrasting this was a black button-down underneath his jacket, essentially inverting the classic suit color scheme.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 24 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
As for the black-and-white color scheme, it was apparently chosen to reflect the golden age of Hollywood, when Phantom was a symbol of the era of glamour, and movies were shot in black and white.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Contrasting this was a black button-down underneath his jacket, essentially inverting the classic suit color scheme.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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