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What Is The Order Of Colors In A Rainbow?

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chelsea492

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The order in colors of the rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.:) i learned that when u reflect light on water it creates the rainbow and that why when it rains the rainbow appear in the sky:))<3<3<3

Posted by chelsea492 on February 6, 2012 at 10:39 AM

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The Order is "VIBGYOR"

V=Violet

I=Indigo

B=Blue

G=Green

O=Orange

R=Red

Posted by keshavmwd14 on February 14, 2012 at 2:10 PM

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V : Violet

I : Indigo

B : Blue

G : Green

Y : Yellow

O : Orange

R : Red

 

Posted by sweetsallonie on February 15, 2012 at 2:01 PM

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violet indigo blue green yellow orange red (VIBGYOR)

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ROY G BIV

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

 

Posted by alohastine on February 16, 2012 at 10:58 AM

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I simply remember it as R.O.Y.G.B.I.V meaning Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain so the order is:

Red

Orange

Yellow

Green

Blue

Indigo

Violet

Posted by fab98 on February 16, 2012 at 11:45 PM

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A rainbow is made by the reflection and refraction of light that interacts with raindrops.  Depending on how this interaction occurs with your location relative to the sun and the raindrops you...

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Traditionally, the rainbow's colours are described as red, orange, yellow, green,blue, indigo and violet.

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Isaac Newton, to whom we owe a great deal of gratitude for his pioneering work on what light is and how colors combine to make the rainbow, summarized it as you have seen in other answers to...

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red orange yellow green indigo violet

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ajprincess

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V- voilet

I-indigo

B-blue

G-green

Y-yellow

O-orange

R-red

Its VIBGYOR

Posted by ajprincess on February 20, 2012 at 10:12 PM

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bishalnaskar

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The Order is "VIBGYOR"

V=Violet

I=Indigo

B=Blue

G=Green

O=Orange

R=Red

 

Posted by bishalnaskar on February 25, 2012 at 10:42 AM

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rishabh-malu

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just remember

(first)Richard Red

Of Orange

York Yellow

Gave Green

Battle Blue

In Indigo

(last)Vain Violet

hope this helps!

Posted by rishabh-malu on February 25, 2012 at 10:08 PM

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cassie111

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Red, orange, yellow,green,blue indigo, violet

Posted by cassie111 on February 27, 2012 at 9:13 PM

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cheezea

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ROY G BIV (think of this as a person's name)

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

Posted by cheezea on March 1, 2012 at 8:49 PM

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kashino168

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the color of the rainbow:

- red

- orange

- yellow

- green

- light blue

- dark blue

- purple

Overall there are 7 color in a rainbow

Posted by kashino168 on March 2, 2012 at 10:08 AM

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I also learnt as 'VIBGYOR'

V : Violet

I : Indigo

B : Blue

G : Green

Y : Yellow

O : Orange

R : Red

Posted by ayy-dee on March 4, 2012 at 2:01 AM

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chavda211

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Personally, I learnt ROY-G-BIV however you could also learn

Richard

Of

York

Gave

Battle

In

Vain

Posted by chavda211 on March 4, 2012 at 2:34 AM

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doniyke

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The rainbow have 7 colours which are visible to human sight . But this colours can b mixed to give other complementary colours and secondary colours. Using this as a remembrance ROYGBIV meaning R=red which have the strongest wave lenght. O=Orange, Y=yellow, G=green , also have a stronger wavelength, B=blue, I=indigo, V=violet. Note that Blue, red and yellow are primary colours while the rest are either secondary,intermediate or complementary colours

Posted by doniyke on March 8, 2012 at 8:02 AM

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dancedan

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red, orange, yellow, greeen, blue, purple (violet)

Posted by dancedan on March 9, 2012 at 11:10 PM

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twinkysweet30

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The Order is "VIBGYOR"

V=Violet

I=Indigo

B=Blue

G=Green

O=Orange

R=Red

 

Posted by twinkysweet30 on March 10, 2012 at 11:10 AM

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fosterelliot

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Top to bottom. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

Posted by fosterelliot on March 10, 2012 at 11:24 PM

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beancounters

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ROY G. BIV is a great mnemonic device for this.

R-Red

O-Orange

Y-Yellow

G - Green

B - Blue

I - Indigo

V - Violet

There's even a song about this by They Might Be Giants.

Posted by beancounters on March 12, 2012 at 9:31 AM

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lakshmi1997

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The Order is :

V=Violet

I=Indigo

B=Blue

G=Green

Y=Yellow

O=Orange

R=Red

finnally VIBGYOR  :)

Posted by lakshmi1997 on March 12, 2012 at 11:25 PM

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dunny93

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In school I learned = Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain

Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet

Thats the way I learned it anyway :)

Posted by dunny93 on March 13, 2012 at 1:36 AM

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Roy G. Biv

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demon300

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Roy G Biv

r-red

o-orange

y-yellow

g-green

b-blue

i-indigo

v-violet

Posted by demon300 on March 14, 2012 at 6:40 AM

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red,orange.yellow,green,blue,indigo,violet

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noor-ul-nida

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people who have learned it as VIBGYOR just remember that the order is reverse.

Posted by noor-ul-nida on March 15, 2012 at 2:45 AM

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radhalakshm...

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VIBGYOR

i.e

violet

indigo

blue

green

yellow

orange

red

Posted by radhalakshmi2907 on March 17, 2012 at 8:04 PM

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nehajoko

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V - violet

I- Indigo

B- Blue

G - Green

Y-Yellow

O- Orange

R - Red

 

Posted by nehajoko on March 17, 2012 at 10:01 PM

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siret

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Red is not the first but is the last colour in the rainbow

VIBGYOR

 

VIOLET

INDIGO

GREEN

YELLOW

ORANGE

RED

Posted by siret on March 18, 2012 at 9:56 PM

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butterflysara

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I learned ROY G BIV as well:

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet

They are seen in a rainbow (the result of white light refracting off water droplets) or from light traveling through a prism. Red has the longest wavelength while violet has the shortest.

 

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subha18

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RED 
ORANGE
YELLOW
GREEN
BLUE
INDIGO
VIOLET

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abhi4307

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The color of Rainbow is VIBYGOR.

Violet, Indigo, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange and Red.

 

Posted by abhi4307 on March 23, 2012 at 12:10 AM

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suvetha

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The Order is "VIBGYOR"

V=Violet

I=Indigo

B=Blue

G=Green

O=Orange

R=Red

Posted by suvetha on March 23, 2012 at 3:34 PM

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lnj100

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All you need to remember is this: ROY G BIV (or ROYGBIV). These letters stand for the order of the colors of the rainbow, which are: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet.

Another way to remember the order of the colors of the rainbow is to recite the phrase Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.

Posted by lnj100 on March 27, 2012 at 8:02 AM

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elekzy

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R-O-Y G B-I-V

R-Red

O-Orange

Y-Yellow

G-Green

B-Blue

I-Indigo

V-Violet

Posted by elekzy on March 28, 2012 at 9:59 AM

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abhi4307

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The order of colours in a rainbow are:-

V- Violet

I-  Indigo

B- Blue

Y- Yellow

G- Green

O- Orange

R- Red

Posted by abhi4307 on March 31, 2012 at 3:15 PM

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mudkipzarecool

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Loads of people have got it the wrong way round...

Ask my friend, ROY G. BIV

 

(if you're a tad bit slow, then Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet)

Posted by mudkipzarecool on April 2, 2012 at 2:53 AM

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nlong37

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Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

Think of the name Roy G Biv

R is red o is orange...

Posted by nlong37 on April 2, 2012 at 11:07 AM

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loraaa

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 dark blue- purple-red-yellow- green- light blue-orange

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azzyj

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Red,Orange,Yellow,Green,Blue,Indigo,Violet

Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain

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khansaqib

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The rainbow is the visible light spectrum, split into main areas. These can be remembered with the mnemonic Richard Of York Gained Battle In Vain (ROYGBIV) which stands for Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. This represents the visible light spectrum from high energy to low energy.

 

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kkkkk369

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The colors of the rainbow in order are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. A good way to remember it is ROY G. BIV.

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My five year old knows the correct way of which the colors of the rainbow goes. I've never seen a rainbow start with violet. 

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berlynnneo

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It is ROYGBIV-Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

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ROGBIP

Random Oranges Gonna Bomb In Paris

Red Orange Green Blue Indigo Purple

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tumblebaby87

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Just remeber the name ROY G. BIV

Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indio Violet

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rainbow has 7 colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo nad violet.  

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A rainbow is composed of the entire spectrum of colors of visible light, from the longest wavelength, red, to the shortest wavelength, violet. The order of colors in a rainbow is easiest to remember by the following mnemonic (a formula that helps one remember something): ROY G. BIV. R=red, O=orange, Y=yellow, G=green, B=blue, I = indigo, and V=violet. Red is at the top edge of the rainbow and violet is at the bottom edge, with the other colors in between. Rainbows are created both by reflection and refraction (bending) of sunlight in raindrops. As sunlight enters a raindrop, it bends and it is separated into its constituent colors (the colors that comprise white light [ROY G. BIV]. Some of the light—that which travels at a "critical" angle—is reflected off the back of the raindrop. (A "critical" angle is the angle at which sunlight must strike the back of the raindrop, in order to be reflected back to the front of the drop.) Each color strikes the back of the raindrop at a slightly different angle, thus each color emerges from the front of the raindrop at a slightly different angle. Only one color exits from each raindrop at the exact angle necessary to reach the observer's eye. An observer sees only one color at a time reflecting from each raindrop. For this reason, it takes millions of raindrops to create a rainbow.

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gnanu

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This is a simple mnemonic to remember the order of colours in a rainbow

VIBGYOR(Very Innocent  Ben Garfield Yorkshire ordered raspberries)

Violet

Indigo

Green 

Yellow

Orange

Red

 

 

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very simply
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
is the colors of the rainbow in order

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anilkumar619

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the orders of the colors are following ways:-

 R=red,

O=orange,

Y=yellow,

G=green,

B=blue,

I = indigo,

and V=violet. 

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Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet.are in line 



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Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

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Red ,Orange, Yellow, Green ,Blue , Dark Blue ,Violet, Purple, Pink

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VIBGYOR

V-voilet

I-indigo

B-blue

G-green

Y-yellow

O-orange

R-red

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Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

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paulkw

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the fastest way to remember the colours in the order they occur is by saying

Richard Of York Gained Battle In Vain.

the first capita letter of each word denotes the colour

R for red O fororange Y for yellow G for green B for blue I for indigo  and V for violet

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the order of the colours from the bottom is

VIBGYOR

V:Violet

I:Indigo

B:Blue

G:Green

Y:Yellow

O:Orange

R:Red

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red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

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Orange, blue, green, gold, violet, then indigo. rainbows tend to occur when water is submerged in a solid e.g. butter. This was discovered by Dr. Rainion Bow in 1786

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VIBGYOR - Violet,Indigo,Blue,Green,Yellow,Orange and Red

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ISNT THERE OTHER COLORS LIKE SKY BLUE AND PERIWINKLE AND BRICK RED?!?!?! DX

 

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Its simple. Just remember the order VIBGYOR.

But the order is in the reverse direction. That is:

 

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.

 

 

 

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The acronym for remembering the colors of the rainbow is:

Roy G Biv  where

r=red

o=orange

y=yellow

g=green

b=blue

i=indigo and

v=violet

 

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VIOLET

INDIGO

BLUE

GREEN

YELLOW

ORANGE

RED

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VIBGYOR

V- VIOLET

I-INDINGO

B-BLUE

G-GREEN

Y-YELLOW

O-ORANGE

R-RED

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V=Violet

I=Indigo

B=Blue

G=Green

O=Orange

R=Red

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