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Hi_M_Anshu
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April 15, 2018
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Difference between color swatch/es and palette/s?

  • April 15, 2018
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Hello,

I am a beginner in photoshop and I'm kinda confused between this terminology. From my understanding till now, these two terms seem to be interchangeable with respect to Adobe products, but my question is- are they really interchangeable or there is some difference between them?

It would be great if you could give a visual example and comparative definitions while answering this question. Thank You.

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francoisBA
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March 1, 2022

I don't know if after four years the question is still accurate, but if someone still looks for an answer : a Palette is made of Swatches

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    francoisBA
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    March 1, 2022

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_(disambiguation)

    • In painting, the word means a sample of color designed to show the actual dried result of applying certain paint(s).
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      Logan24249016npiv
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      April 29, 2022

      Yes you helped me so much! Kinda a hard thing to google (atleast for me).

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      teachbit
      Participating Frequently
      April 15, 2018

      Did you check the Adobe help already?

      Use the Color and Swatches panels in Photoshop

      In the color panel you create new colours, wich you then can save for later use in the swatches panel. Thanks to the format .ase you can export your Photoshop swatches to Illustrator or InDesign. 

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