ROYGBIV - Just say it as "roy-juh-biv" and for me, the word was so odd that I remembered it ever since.
Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
(Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet)
Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vein.
Or, If you want it backwards...
Virgins In Bed, Get Your Organs Ready
Roy G Biv
7 - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
an acronym
There are seven colors in the rainbow, and "seven" has five letters. ROY G BIV is the traditional mnemonic for the colors of the rainbow.
mnemonic is artificial memorization used to help remember things that would otherwise be impossible using natural memory. Using an acronym such as ROY G BIV to remember the order of colors in a rainbow is one example of mnemonic memory.
A mnemonic to help you remember the rainbow's colors in sequence: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red.
One good mnemonic is " ALot Like Cabins On Lakes Or River Sides "ALL COLORS make up white light.
The mnemonic is Roy G. Biv, representing Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet
Use this mnemonic ROY-G-BIV (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)
There is no single "correct" mnemonic. Whatever helps you remember correctly is a correct mnemonic.Once such might be:COMPASS - Container, Occupancy/Location, Marking/Colors, Placards/Labels, Appearance, Shipping Papers/MSDS and Senses
The seven main colors in the spectrum of color are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. They are frequently remembered by the mnemonic "Richard of York gave battles in vain".
Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet The order can be remembered by this mnemonic: Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.
Newton divided the spectrum into seven named colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet (this order being popularly memorized by schoolchildren using the mnemonic ROY G. BIV).