diff --git a/doc/dox/whatsnew.dox b/doc/dox/whatsnew.dox
index d75c7fd76a..8120b1a1b4 100644
--- a/doc/dox/whatsnew.dox
+++ b/doc/dox/whatsnew.dox
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Changes, compared to  \ref page_whatsnew_V2019_11 "v2019.11" include:
   <li> fixed issue <a href="https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter/pull/41">#41: Build error when JKQtPlotter_BUILD_INCLUDE_XITS_FONTS set to OFF </a>, thanks to <a href="https://github.com/smistad">user:smistad</a></li>
   <li> fixed issue <a href="https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter/pull/37">#37: CMake installs things into $PREFIX/doc/*.txt </a>, thanks to <a href="https://github.com/certik">user:certik</a></li>
   <li> fixed issue <a href="https://github.com/jkriege2/JKQtPlotter/pull/45">#45: Build error on mac jkqtfastplotter.cpp:342:28: Variable has incomplete type 'QPainterPath'</a>, thanks to <a href="https://github.com/abdedixit">user:abdedixit</a></li>
+  <li>renamed/breaking change: renamed JKQTPColorPaletteStyleAndToolsMixin::setPalette() -> JKQTPColorPaletteStyleAndToolsMixin::setColorPalette()</li>
   <li>removed/breaking change: removed the usage of some deprecated functions and objects (e.g. QMatrix)</li>
   <li>removed/breaking change: removed the overlay elements (derived from JKQTPOverlayElement), which were not very well set up and are more confusing than useful.</li>
   <li>improved/breaking change: geometric objects now use an adaptive drawing algorithm to represent curves (before e.g. ellipses were always separated into a fixed number of line-segments)</li>
diff --git a/examples/contourplot/contourplot.cpp b/examples/contourplot/contourplot.cpp
index eadb675287..59a53437d1 100644
--- a/examples/contourplot/contourplot.cpp
+++ b/examples/contourplot/contourplot.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     graph->setWidth(w);
     graph->setHeight(h);
     // color-map is "BlueGreenRed"
-    graph->setPalette(JKQTPMathImageBlueGreenRed);
+    graph->setColorPalette(JKQTPMathImageBlueGreenRed);
     // get coordinate axis of color-bar and set its label
     graph->getColorBarRightAxis()->setAxisLabel("electric potential [V]");
     // add some levels for the contours. These are chosen to be at the actual potential values
diff --git a/examples/imageplot/imageplot.cpp b/examples/imageplot/imageplot.cpp
index af873de518..316a6c7a99 100644
--- a/examples/imageplot/imageplot.cpp
+++ b/examples/imageplot/imageplot.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     graph->setWidth(w);
     graph->setHeight(h);
     // color-map is "MATLAB"
-    graph->setPalette(JKQTPMathImageMATLAB);
+    graph->setColorPalette(JKQTPMathImageMATLAB);
     // get coordinate axis of color-bar and set its label
     graph->getColorBarRightAxis()->setAxisLabel("light intensity [A.U.]");
     // determine min/max of data automatically and use it to set the range of the color-scale
diff --git a/examples/imageplot_modifier/imageplot_modifier.cpp b/examples/imageplot_modifier/imageplot_modifier.cpp
index 0789f3ff26..300fceacc0 100644
--- a/examples/imageplot_modifier/imageplot_modifier.cpp
+++ b/examples/imageplot_modifier/imageplot_modifier.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     graph->setWidth(NX);
     graph->setHeight(NY);
     // color-map is "MATLAB"
-    graph->setPalette(JKQTPMathImageMATLAB);
+    graph->setColorPalette(JKQTPMathImageMATLAB);
     // determine min/max of data automatically and use it to set the range of the color-scale
     graph->setAutoImageRange(true);
 
diff --git a/examples/imageplot_nodatastore/imageplot_nodatastore.cpp b/examples/imageplot_nodatastore/imageplot_nodatastore.cpp
index 63c0177501..e37e3c4069 100644
--- a/examples/imageplot_nodatastore/imageplot_nodatastore.cpp
+++ b/examples/imageplot_nodatastore/imageplot_nodatastore.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     graph->setWidth(w);
     graph->setHeight(h);
     // color-map is "BLUEYELLOW"
-    graph->setPalette(JKQTPMathImageBLUEYELLOW);
+    graph->setColorPalette(JKQTPMathImageBLUEYELLOW);
     // get coordinate axis of color-bar and set its label
     graph->getColorBarRightAxis()->setAxisLabel("light intensity [A.U.]");
     // determine min/max of data automatically and use it to set the range of the color-scale
diff --git a/examples/imageplot_userpal/imageplot_userpal.cpp b/examples/imageplot_userpal/imageplot_userpal.cpp
index f656a4b774..85057dd361 100644
--- a/examples/imageplot_userpal/imageplot_userpal.cpp
+++ b/examples/imageplot_userpal/imageplot_userpal.cpp
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     graph->setWidth(1);
     graph->setHeight(1);
     // color-map is taken from cmbPalette
-    plot->connect(cmbPalette, &JKQTPMathImageColorPaletteComboBox::currentPaletteChanged,[&](JKQTPMathImageColorPalette p) { graph->setPalette(p); plot->redrawPlot(); });
-    graph->setPalette(static_cast<JKQTPMathImageColorPalette>(userpalette_id));
-    cmbPalette->setCurrentColorPalette(graph->getPalette());
+    plot->connect(cmbPalette, &JKQTPMathImageColorPaletteComboBox::currentPaletteChanged,[&](JKQTPMathImageColorPalette p) { graph->setColorPalette(p); plot->redrawPlot(); });
+    graph->setColorPalette(static_cast<JKQTPMathImageColorPalette>(userpalette_id));
+    cmbPalette->setCurrentColorPalette(graph->getColorPalette());
 	
 	
     // 4. add the graphs to the plot, so it is actually displayed
diff --git a/examples/jkqtplot_test/TestWidgetContourPlots.cpp b/examples/jkqtplot_test/TestWidgetContourPlots.cpp
index dbf6c1d4a8..efb3d48e8f 100644
--- a/examples/jkqtplot_test/TestWidgetContourPlots.cpp
+++ b/examples/jkqtplot_test/TestWidgetContourPlots.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ TestWidgetContourPlots::TestWidgetContourPlots(QWidget *parent) :
     densityplot->setHeight(1.1);
     densityplot->setNx(histAlexNx);
     densityplot->setNy(histAlexNy);
-    densityplot->setPalette(JKQTPMathImageINVERTED_OCEAN);
+    densityplot->setColorPalette(JKQTPMathImageINVERTED_OCEAN);
     densityplot->setImageColumn(colHist2D);
     densityplot->setInfColor(Qt::transparent);
     densityplot->setNanColor(Qt::transparent);
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ TestWidgetContourPlots::TestWidgetContourPlots(QWidget *parent) :
     densityplot->setHeight(1.1);
     densityplot->setNx(histAlexNx);
     densityplot->setNy(histAlexNy);
-    densityplot->setPalette(JKQTPMathImageINVERTED_OCEAN);
+    densityplot->setColorPalette(JKQTPMathImageINVERTED_OCEAN);
     densityplot->setImageColumn(colHist2D);
     densityplot->setTitle("density plot");
     plotContour->addGraph(densityplot);
diff --git a/examples/jkqtplot_test/TestWidgetImages.cpp b/examples/jkqtplot_test/TestWidgetImages.cpp
index f6ade688f2..563970ec03 100644
--- a/examples/jkqtplot_test/TestWidgetImages.cpp
+++ b/examples/jkqtplot_test/TestWidgetImages.cpp
@@ -119,13 +119,13 @@ TestWidgetImages::TestWidgetImages(QWidget *parent) :
 
 void TestWidgetImages::setImgPalette(int index)
 {
-    pimg3->setPalette(index);
+    pimg3->setColorPalette(index);
     plotImg->redrawPlot();
 }
 
 void TestWidgetImages::setImgPalette1(int index)
 {
-    pimg2->setPalette(index);
+    pimg2->setColorPalette(index);
     plotImg->redrawPlot();
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/parametriccurve/parametriccurve.cpp b/examples/parametriccurve/parametriccurve.cpp
index b76c5373fd..915f434765 100644
--- a/examples/parametriccurve/parametriccurve.cpp
+++ b/examples/parametriccurve/parametriccurve.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     graph2->setXColumn(columnX);
     graph2->setYColumn(columnY);
     graph2->setColorColumn(columnR);
-    graph2->setPalette(JKQTPMathImageMATLAB);
+    graph2->setColorPalette(JKQTPMathImageMATLAB);
     graph2->setSymbolType(JKQTPNoSymbol);
     graph2->setDrawLine(true);
     graph2->setTitle("colored spiral");
diff --git a/examples/paramscatterplot/paramscatterplot.cpp b/examples/paramscatterplot/paramscatterplot.cpp
index 6677c5c985..c2628c9429 100644
--- a/examples/paramscatterplot/paramscatterplot.cpp
+++ b/examples/paramscatterplot/paramscatterplot.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     graph2->setXColumn(columnX);
     graph2->setYColumn(columnY2);
     graph2->setColorColumn(columnC);
-    graph2->setPalette(JKQTPMathImageRYGB);
+    graph2->setColorPalette(JKQTPMathImageRYGB);
     graph2->setSymbolType(JKQTPFilledRect);
     graph2->setDrawLine(true);
     graph2->setTitle("2: color");
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     graph5->setYColumn(columnY5);
     graph5->setColorColumn(columnC);
     graph5->setSizeColumn(columnS);
-    graph5->setPalette(JKQTPMathImageBLUEYELLOW);
+    graph5->setColorPalette(JKQTPMathImageBLUEYELLOW);
     graph5->setDrawLine(true);
     graph5->setTitle("5: color+size");
     graph5->getColorBarRightAxis()->setAxisLabel("color scale for graph5");
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     graph7->setLinewidthColumn(columnLW);
     graph7->setDrawLine(true);
     graph7->setColorColumn(columnC);
-    graph7->setPalette(JKQTPMathImageBLUEYELLOW);
+    graph7->setColorPalette(JKQTPMathImageBLUEYELLOW);
     graph7->setSymbolType(JKQTPNoSymbol);
     graph7->setColorBarRightVisible(false);
     graph7->setColorBarTopVisible(false);
diff --git a/examples/paramscatterplot_image/paramscatterplot_image.cpp b/examples/paramscatterplot_image/paramscatterplot_image.cpp
index 82419829bf..cca6471b0f 100644
--- a/examples/paramscatterplot_image/paramscatterplot_image.cpp
+++ b/examples/paramscatterplot_image/paramscatterplot_image.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     graph1->setSymbolColumn(columnS);
     graph1->setSymbolType(JKQTPFilledTriangle);
     graph1->setColorColumn(columnG);
-    graph1->setPalette(JKQTPMathImageOCEAN);
+    graph1->setColorPalette(JKQTPMathImageOCEAN);
     graph1->setDrawLine(false);
     graph1->setTitle("");
     plot.addGraph(graph1);
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/graphs/jkqtpscatter.cpp b/lib/jkqtplotter/graphs/jkqtpscatter.cpp
index d0c5ce8579..c4ac90f40b 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/graphs/jkqtpscatter.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/graphs/jkqtpscatter.cpp
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ void JKQTPXYParametrizedScatterGraph::drawKeyMarker(JKQTPEnhancedPainter &painte
         } else {
             QImage img;
             double colorval[]={0,1};
-            JKQTPImageTools::array2image<double>(colorval, 2, 1, img, getPalette(), double(0.0), double(1.0));
+            JKQTPImageTools::array2image<double>(colorval, 2, 1, img, getColorPalette(), double(0.0), double(1.0));
             color1=img.pixel(0,0);
             color2=img.pixel(1,0);
         }
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpimagetools.cpp b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpimagetools.cpp
index 589d6fddb2..0cf48c59c7 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpimagetools.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpimagetools.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ QImage JKQTPColorPaletteStyleAndToolsMixin::getPaletteKeyImage(JKQTPMathImageCol
 }
 
 
-void JKQTPColorPaletteStyleAndToolsMixin::setPalette(int pal) {
+void JKQTPColorPaletteStyleAndToolsMixin::setColorPalette(int pal) {
     palette=static_cast<JKQTPMathImageColorPalette>(pal);
 }
 
@@ -331,12 +331,12 @@ void JKQTPColorPaletteStyleAndToolsMixin::cbSetParent(JKQTBasePlotter* parent) {
 
 }
 
-void JKQTPColorPaletteStyleAndToolsMixin::setPalette(const JKQTPMathImageColorPalette &__value)
+void JKQTPColorPaletteStyleAndToolsMixin::setColorPalette(const JKQTPMathImageColorPalette &__value)
 {
     this->palette = __value;
 }
 
-JKQTPMathImageColorPalette JKQTPColorPaletteStyleAndToolsMixin::getPalette() const
+JKQTPMathImageColorPalette JKQTPColorPaletteStyleAndToolsMixin::getColorPalette() const
 {
     return this->palette;
 }
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpimagetools.h b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpimagetools.h
index d1e0aea7c7..fedc0087c6 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpimagetools.h
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpimagetools.h
@@ -98,11 +98,12 @@ class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTPColorPaletteStyleAndToolsMixin {
 
 
         /*! \copydoc palette */
-        void setPalette(int pal);
+        void setColorPalette(int pal);
         /*! \copydoc palette */
-        void setPalette(const JKQTPMathImageColorPalette & __value);
+        void setColorPalette(const JKQTPMathImageColorPalette & __value);
         /*! \copydoc palette */
-        JKQTPMathImageColorPalette getPalette() const;
+        JKQTPMathImageColorPalette getColorPalette() const;
+
         /*! \copydoc rangeMinFailAction */
         void setRangeMinFailAction(const JKQTPMathImageColorRangeFailAction & __value);
         /*! \copydoc rangeMinFailAction */