These are instructions for making colored fire in all the colors of the rainbow. I also have a video of a colored fire rainbow, so you can see the effect of using multiple colorants.
Blue Fire
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Blue fire can be produced by burning a fuel which produces a blue flame or by heating a chemical that produces blue fire, such as copper chloride.
Green Fire
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Yellow Fire
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Yellow fire is a natural color for most fires, but it's very simple to change the color of a blue or colorless flame to yellow.
Orange Fire
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You can create orange fire using a chemical you likely already have at home.
Red Fire
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Red fire is produced by strontium salts, which can be found in road flares, among other places. This fire color is very bright.
Purple Fire
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Purple fire is easy to make using non-toxic potassium compounds. Violet or purple is a flame color that is easily overpowered by other colors, so if you want a purple fire it is best to use a blue-burning fuel for your fire, such as an alcohol.
