Meaning of small gray triangle in Colors window

This may be a general OS X question but I have been unable to find the answer in the discussion areas or in the manuals. In the "colors" window I often see a small gray triangle in the upper right hand corner of the main color window and in the small squares at the bottom. I assume that is a signal of something but am unable to determine what it means. Anyone?

It indicates a "saved" color. When you first select a color, you will have the triangle tab in the upper right hand corner of the swatch. While it is there, you can drag the swatch into the "saved colors" bar in the color picker, right beneath the opacity control. Next time you want this particular color, you have only to click on the small color thumbnail in the bar. A saved color thumbnail will retain the right corner triangle, reminding you that you saved that particular color for some reason.
If you have a color in the swatch area that you want to save but the "save" tab isn't present, click on the magnifying glass to the left of the swatch, drag the glass over the swatch and click on it. (Or any color, anywhere) The save tab will appear in the swatch, giving you the option to save the color to the bar.
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