color scheme

American  

noun

• color schemes
  plural

1. an arrangement or pattern of colors or colored objects conceived of as forming an integrated whole.

   the color scheme of a living room.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• color schemes
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of color scheme

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

color scheme

The Department of Education’s post includes an image of the two characters in seemingly identical stances, outfits and color scheme.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

No stylists get involved, she says, and no one tells her a color scheme or outfit choice ahead of time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

They replaced some of the “chintzy” decor with a more monochrome color scheme, put up Stewart’s extensive collection of photographs and restored the neglected 5.5-acre garden, keeping to Lord Snowdon’s original plans, Walsh said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

In 2018, his plans to redesign the color scheme on the next version of the plane were revealed.

From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2026

Coraline decided that she wouldn’t want to have to sleep in there, but that the color scheme was an awful lot more interesting than her own bedroom.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman

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