polychromatic

multicolored

Having multiple hues

• patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
• mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
• motleyVaried, incongruous mixture

pied · dappled · marbled · spotted · speckled · mottled · streaked · calico · tortoiseshell · brindled

rainbow

Refracted light arc

• prismLight-splitting optical element
• dispersionScattering across space
• refractionWave bending between media

wavelength · visible light · color wheel · spectroscopy · red · orange · yellow · green · blue · indigo

opalescent

Showing milky iridescence

• pearlescentShowing soft iridescence
• nacreousResembling pearl's iridescence
• shimmeringGleaming with wavering light

prismatic · dichroic · holographic · oil slick · soap bubble · mother-of-pearl · abalone · labradorite · moonstone · hummingbird

vivid

Intensely clear and bright

• saturatedThoroughly soaked through
• boldCourageous and daring
• brilliantIntensely bright or gifted

dazzling · intense · rich · radiant · bright · luminous · eye-catching · striking · flamboyant · resplendent

shifting

Changing position or form

• patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
• psychedelicInducing altered perception
• tessellationGapless plane coverage

geometric · faceted · symmetry · fractals · tie-dye · swirling · trippy · mandala · kinetic · morphing

• art adjectivesbold, bright, colorful, dark, delicate
• color theorycolor theory, hue, primary colors, secondary colors, saturation
• poly- wordspolygon, polymer, polyglot, polymath, polynomial
• iridescentiridescent, opalescent, pearlescent, nacreous, prismatic
• staining traitseosinophilic, Gram-positive, Gram-negative, counterstain, progressive
• aestheticsaesthetics, aesthetic, beauty, beautiful, ugly