Mnemonic phrases for remembering codes
There are many mnemonic phrases used to remember the order of the colors.
The easiest way to remember the colors is probably to think of the color spectrum, then add in the numbers. Starting at the lowest values, one goes from black (no color) to brownish (infrared) red (2) green (5) to blue (6) and from there to ultraviolet, almost white, and white light.
In essence, the higher the energy, the higher the number code. In this way, one learns both the basics of visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum and the color codes. They are, but are not limited to, and variations of:
Bye Bye Rose, Off You Go - Birmingham Via Great Western
Bad Boys Ring Our Young Girls But Violet Giggles Willingly
Bad Bacon Rots Our Young Guts But Venison Goes Well. Get Some Now!
B.B. ROY of Great Britain had a Very Good Wife, Good Son
Buffalo Bill Roamed Over Yellow Grass Because Vistas Grand Were God's Sanctuary
Bully Brown Ran Over a Yodeling Goat, Because Violet's Granny Was Gone Snorkeling
Buy Better Resistance Or Your Grid Bias May Go Wrong
Bad Beer Rots Our Young Guts But Vodka Goes Well Good Sir.
Bongo's Buy Randy Ocelot Young Girls Buy Very Groovy Walruses
Black Beetles Running Over Your Garden Bring Very Good Weather
Black Brown Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain and the Good Women Grieve Sadly
All of the above are mnemonics for the order: Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Gray White (Gold Silver None)
