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Why Rainbow Color Order


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Why Rainbow Color Order. The colors in a rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet) are always seen in the same order because of the way light is. The colors of the rainbow always show up in the same order:

Colors of the Rainbow in Order
Colors of the Rainbow in Order from sciencenotes.org

Learn the colors of the rainbow in order and how they differ in a double rainbow. See why there are different lists of colors. The colors of the rainbow arise from the refraction of sunlight into its component wavelengths as it enters and exits the raindrops.

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Colors of the Rainbow in Order

Learn the colors of the rainbow in order and how they differ in a double rainbow. The colors of the rainbow arise from the refraction of sunlight into its component wavelengths as it enters and exits the raindrops. The colors of the rainbow always show up in the same order: See why there are different lists of colors.

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