rainbow hues

Prismatic color range

Rainbow hues are the colors of the spectrum—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet—as seen in a rainbow or light refracted through a prism.

The phrase often describes anything displaying this full range of vivid colors: The oil slick shimmered with rainbow hues.

It suggests brightness and variety rather than subtlety.

Related

iridescent · oil slick · soap bubble · colorful · vibrant · tie dye · arc · refraction · light · shimmer · gradient · sunshower · pot of gold · violet · indigo · crimson · orange · yellow

Opposites
color variety

rainbow huesmonochrome

Single-color rendering

single color · solid color · monotone · plain · monochromatic

chromatic vs achromatic

rainbow huesblack and white

Without middle ground

grayscale · achromatic · colorless · neutral tones · gray

vibrancy and brightness

rainbow huesdrab

Dull and cheerless

muted tones · muddy colors · washed-out · dingy

Family

rainbow, rainbows, rain, rains, rainy, raining, rained, rainfall, raindrop

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G