rainbow spectrum

Light's color spread

The rainbow spectrum is the full range of colors produced when white light separates into its component wavelengths—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

The phrase is somewhat redundant, since a rainbow already displays this spectrum.

Extended uses describe any complete range or gradient: The report covered the rainbow spectrum of political opinions.

Related

light · arc · refraction · bands · hues · vivid · wavelength · sky · sunlight · iridescent · gradient · chromatic · red · violet · indigo · shimmer · diffraction · optical

Opposites
chromatic composition

rainbow spectrummonochromatic

Of one hue

monochrome · single color · solid color · monotone · unicolor

visual complexity

rainbow spectrumcolorless

Devoid of pigmentation

uniformity · achromatic · homogeneity · black and white · grayscale

diversity/range

rainbow spectrumuniformity

State of being identical

homogeneity · monolith · singularity · restriction · binary

Family

rainbow, spectrum, rain, bow, rains, raining, rained, rainy, rainiest

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G