diff --git a/tests/test_palette.py b/tests/test_palette.py
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+from rich._palettes import STANDARD_PALETTE
+from rich.table import Table
+
+
+def test_rich_cast():
+    table = STANDARD_PALETTE.__rich__()
+    assert isinstance(table, Table)
+    assert table.row_count == 16
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