Palette/ˈpælət/ Definition 1 of 4Pro Tip 1/3Physical Object Remember, this palette is a physical board artists hold to mix colors. The painter cleaned his palette after finishing the landscape. Pro Tip 2/3Creative Tool A palette is essential for blending paints to create custom colors. On her palette, she mixed red and white to make pink. Pro Tip 3/3Not a Palette Don't confuse it with 'pallet', a wooden platform for moving cargo. His studio had several palettes but no wooden pallets.