You don't have to take palettes out if colors are an important part of the piece or you just want to have them. Just don't ever let that overtake the piece or attract too much attention to itself as it was.
The placement of the palette and its size takes away from the pixel. Remember that presentation is part of any art. Its cool to show palettes but they should never take away from the art.
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You don't have to take palettes out if colors are an important part of the piece or you just want to have them. Just don't ever let that overtake the piece or attract too much attention to itself as it was.