[rincewind]

Conclusion: even native speakers can't tell if typo, pun or dead metaphor. I wish I could turn back time, make an edit to the article, ask again, compare results.

[twelvechairs]

Coldtea and elthran are right imo. The phrase reads simply to me. No typo pun or metaphor. If 'palette' was used id read it as misspelling.

[hodwik]

> "If 'palette' was used id read it as misspelling."

Thank goodness we finally have an authority on the subject to tell us what to believe.