# Rainbow (disambiguation)

A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that appears as a multicolored arc when sunlight is reflected by drops of water.
Rainbow may also refer to:

## Art, entertainment, and media
### Artwork

* The Rainbow (painting), a 1878 oil painting by American artist George Inness
* Rainbow (sculpture), a 1970 sculpture at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

### Drama, film and television

* The Rainbow (1929 film), an American film
* Rainbow (1944 film), a Soviet war film
* Rainbow (1978 film), an American made-for-television biographical film about Judy Garland
* The Rainbow (1989 film), a 1989 British drama, adapted from the Lawrence novel
* Rainbow (1996 film), a British-Canadian family adventure
* Rainbow (2005 film), a Chinese drama
* Rainbow (2008 film), an Indian film
* The Rainbow (2016 film), a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala masala film directed by Nalin Rajapakshe
* The Rainbow (BBC miniseries), a 1988 BBC miniseries based on the D. H Lawrence novel
* Rainbow (musical), a 1928 Broadway musical
* Rainbow (TV series), a 1972–1997 British children's programme
* Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin, a 2003 manga and anime series

### Fictional entities

* Rainbow (Noon Universe), a planet
* Rainbow, an organization in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six novel series
* Rainbow Johnson, a character in the American sitcom Black-ish and Mixed-ish
* Rainbow Puppy, a character in the Nick Jr. TV series Blue's Clues & You!

### Literature

* "The Rainbow", also known as "My Heart Leaps Up", an 1807 poem by William Wordsworth
* The Rainbow, a novel by D. H. Lawrence

### Music
#### Albums

* Rainbow (Boris and Michio Kurihara album), 2006
* Rainbow (Mariah Carey album), 1999
* Rainbow (Johnny Cash album), 1985
* Rainbow (Miho Fukuhara album), 2009
* Rainbow (Ayumi Hamasaki album), 2002
* Rainbow (Dolly Parton album), 1987
* Rainbow, a 1973 album by McGuinness Flint
* Rainbow (Neil Diamond album), 1973
* Rainbow (Kesha album), 2017
* Rainbow (John Handy album), 1981
* Rainbow (Sayaka Yamamoto album), 2016
* Rainbows (album), by Alexandra Stan, 2022

#### Groups and labels

* Rainbow (rock band), a British rock group led by Ritchie Blackmore
* Rainbow (Thai band), a Thai pop band
* Rainbow (group), a South Korean girl group
* Rainbow Records, a record label
* L'Arc-en-Ciel (The Rainbow), a Japanese rock band

#### Songs

* "Rainbow" (Curtis Mayfield song), 1962
* "Rainbow" (Kacey Musgraves song), 2019
* "Rainbow" (Russ Hamilton song), 1957
* "Rainbow" (Sia song), 2017
* "Rainbows" (Alice Nine song), 2008
* "Rainbows" (Dennis Wilson song), 1977
* "Rainbow", a song by Blackfoot from After the Reign
* "Rainbow", a song by Colbie Caillat from her 2009 album Breakthrough
* "Rainbow", a song by Émilie Simon from The Big Machine
* "Rainbow", a song by Lynsey de Paul from the 1974 album Taste Me... Don't Waste Me
* "Rainbow" (The Marmalade song), a song by the band Marmalade
* "Rainbow", a song by Meghan Trainor from the 2022 album Takin' It Back
* "Rainbow", a song by Robert Plant from the 2014 album Lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar
* "Rainbow", a song by Filipino band South Border from the 2004 album Episode III
* "Rainbow", a song by Jay Chou from the 2007 album On the Run!
* "Rainbows", a song by Madvillain from the 2004 album Madvillainy
* "The Rainbow", a song by Talk Talk from the 1988 album Spirit of Eden
* "The Rainbow Song", a children's song sung on the television series Barney & Friends
* "Rainbow Song", a song by America on the 1973 album Hat Trick
* "Rainbow, Rainbow", a song by Peppa Pig on the 2019 album My First Album
* "Alien Hits/Alien Radio", a song by Coldplay on the 2024 album Moon Music, which was stylised as "".

## Brands and enterprises

* Rainbow, a water filter vacuum cleaner by Rexair
* Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, a hospital in Ohio, United States
* Rainbow Bar and Grill, a bar and restaurant in West Hollywood, California, United States
* Rainbow Centre, Karachi, a building in Karachi, Pakistan
* Rainbow Foods, a Minnesota grocery store
* Rainbow Media Co., LBGTQ media company
* Rainbow Media Holdings, now AMC Networks, formerly a subsidiary of Cablevision
* Rainbow Room, an upscale restaurant and nightclub in Rockefeller Center, Midtown Manhattan, New York City
* Rainbow S.r.l., Italian animation studio
* Rainbow Sandals, a footwear brand
* Rainbow Shops, a fashion retail chain
* Rainbow Stores, a supermarket chain owned by Anglia Regional Co-operative Society
* Rainbow Ski Area, a ski resort in the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island
* Rainbow Studios, a video game developer
* Rainbow Theatre, a building in the Finsbury Park area of North London, UK

## Computing

* Rainbow 100, a microcomputer
* Rainbow storage
* Rainbow table, a data structure used in password cracking
* Rainbow, an application using the Okapi Framework

## Flags

* Rainbow flag (LGBT), a symbol of diversity in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities
* Rainbow flags, flags used in various cultures and movements

## Military

* AGM-136 Tacit Rainbow, a missile program
* List of Rainbow Codes, a series of code names used for British military projects
* Operation Rainbow, a 2004 Israel military operation in Gaza Strip
* Rainbow, an L-class blimp given the US Navy designation L-7 in World War II
* Project RAINBOW, a CIA project
* Rainbow Sideboys, an honor guard used on aircraft carriers
* Rainbow Herbicides, a form of herbicidal warfare
* Rainbow Plans, a series of U.S. war plans
* Republic XF-12 Rainbow, a 1940s military reconnaissance aircraft
* Rainbow Division, another name for the 42nd Infantry Division of the United States Army National Guard

## Organizations

* RAINBO, an international non-governmental organization
* Rainbows (Girl Guides), a youth organization in the UK
* Rainbow (Greece), a Greek regionalist political party
* Rainbow (Iceland), an Icelander eurosceptic and socialist party
* Rainbow Family, a loosely affiliated group of individuals committed to principles of non-violence and egalitarianism
* Rainbow Motorcycle Club, a gay men's motorcycle club based in San Francisco, California
* Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, a US political organization

## People

* Rainbow (musician), member of the Birthday Massacre
* Rainbow Rowell (born 1973), American author of YA and adult contemporary novels
* Rainbow George Weiss (1940–2021), British politician
* Jeramy "Rainbow" Gritter, member of Whitestarr
* Bernarr Rainbow (1914–1998), organist and choir master
* Randy Rainbow (born 1981), American comedian and singer
* William Joseph Rainbow (1856–1919), Australian entomologist
* Edward Rainbowe (1608–1684), Bishop of Carlisle
* Rainbow Sun Francks (born 1979), Canadian actor and songwriter

## Places
### Inhabited places
#### United States

* Rainbow, Alabama
* Rainbow, California
* Rainbow, Placer County, California
* Rainbow, Ohio
* Rainbow, Oregon
* Rainbow, Texas

#### Other inhabited places

* Rainbow, Victoria, Australia
* Rainbow, Alberta, Canada

### Natural formations

* Rainbow Range (Chilcotin Plateau), British Columbia, Canada
* Rainbow Range (Rocky Mountains), British Columbia and Alberta, Canada
* Rainbow Springs, Florida, United States

## Ships

* Rainbow (1837 ship), an iron paddle-wheel steamer, Birkenhead, England
* Rainbow (clipper), the first extreme clipper ship to sail in the China trade (1845)
* Rainbow (sternwheeler), a steamboat which operated in Oregon, United States
* Rainbow (yacht), a J-class yacht involved in the America's Cup
* HMCS Rainbow, one of two Canadian warships
* HMS Rainbow, one of nine British warships
* MV Rainbow, a Greek ship
* USS Rainbow, a ship of the United States Navy

## Other uses

* Rainbow (Netherlands), a 1989 alliance of Dutch political parties
* Rainbow (ride), an amusement park ride
* Rainbow BRTS, a bus rapid transit system in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra, India
* The Rainbow (magazine), a 1981–1993 computer magazine