The recipes needed to create Rainbow in both versions of Little Alchemy, plus the other elements it unlocks
Sunshine. Lollipops. Rainbows. Every little girl’s favorite things. Unfortunately, you can’t make all of them in the Little Alchemy games, but you can make a Rainbow, and here’s how:
Ingredients needed to make Rainbow
There are 2 ways to make Rainbow in Little Alchemy 1, both of which rely on some basic scientific thinking. In Little Alchemy 2 there are 7, using the same thought process but expanding the available number of recipes.
| Game Version | Ingredients | Ingredient Images |
|---|---|---|
| Little Alchemy 1 | Rain + Sun |   |
| Little Alchemy 1 | Rain + Light |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Rain + Sun |   |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Rain + Light |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Light + Water |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Light + Cloud |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Light + Prism |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Sun + Water | |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Sun + Prism | |
The quickest way to get to Rainbow
Rainbow is a bit unusual in that it’s quicker to make in LA2 than in LA1. In the first game it takes 6 steps but in the second only 5.
Little Alchemy 1
- Water + Air → Rain
- Water + Fire → Steam
- Air + Steam → Cloud
- Air + Cloud → Sky
- Fire + Sky → Sun
- Rain + Sun → Rainbow
Little Alchemy 2
- Earth + Earth → Land
- Land + Land → Continent
- Continent + Continent → Planet
- Planet + Fire → Sun
- Water + Sun → Rainbow
Steps to make the necessary ingredients
Some standard vegetative growth plus a sprinkling of color are what you need to make Rainbow.
Rain
Half of the word rainbow, so you know it’ll come in useful.
Little Alchemy 1
- Water + Air
- Cloud + Water
Little Alchemy 2
- Cloud + Heat
- Cloud + Pressure
- Cloud + Water
Sun
The reason the song goes “I wanna see the sunshine after the rain,” is that sunshine and rain together create rainbows!
Little Alchemy 1
Fire + Sky
Little Alchemy 2
- Sky + Light
- Sky + Fire
- Day + Space
- Day + Sky
- Day + Light
- Planet + Fire
- Planet + Light
Find out how to make Sun in Little Alchemy for everything else you need to know
Light
You don’t need perfect sunlight to make a rainbow, any type will do.
Little Alchemy 1
- Electricity + Light bulb
- Electricity + Flashlight
Little Alchemy 2
- Electricity + Light bulb
- Electricity + Flashlight
Find out how to make Light in Little Alchemy for everything else you need to know
Cloud
Little Alchemy 1
Air + Steam
Little Alchemy 2
- Atmosphere + Mist
- Atmosphere + Water
- Sky + Mist
- Sky + Water
Prism
Clouds and water are just natural prisms. A glass one works just as well to make Rainbow. That said, you’ll need to make Rainbow before you make Prism, so these instructions are just for fun:
Little Alchemy 1
Glass + Rainbow
Little Alchemy 2
- Glass + Rainbow
- Glass + Double rainbow
- Crystal ball + Rainbow
- Crystal ball + Double rainbow!
What can you make with Rainbow?
Rainbow opens up a host of other sparkly and fantastical elements.
Little Alchemy 1
| Element | Recipe with Rainbow |
|---|---|
| Chameleon | Lizard + Rainbow |
| Crayon | Rainbow + Pencil Rainbow + Wax |
| Double Rainbow | Rainbow + Rainbow |
| Gold | Metal + Rainbow |
| Paint | Water + Rainbow |
| Peacock | Bird + Rainbow |
| Prism | Glass + Rainbow |
| Skittles | Rainbow + Sugar |
| Toucan | Bird + Rainbow |
| Unicorn | Rainbow + Horse Rainbow + Life |
Little Alchemy 2
| Element | Recipe with Rainbow |
|---|---|
| Butterfly | Animal + Rainbow |
| Chameleon | Lizard + Rainbow Snake + Rainbow Turtle + Rainbow |
| Crayon | Rainbow + Pencil Rainbow + Wax |
| Double Rainbow | Rainbow + Rainbow |
| Flower | Plant + Rainbow Glass + Rainbow |
| Gold | Metal + Rainbow Steel + Rainbow |
| Magic | Life + Rainbow |
| Paint | Water + Rainbow Pottery + Rainbow Tool + Rainbow Liquid + Rainbow |
| Peacock | Bird + Rainbow |
| Prism | Glass + Rainbow Crystal Ball + Rainbow |
| Rainbow Serpent (DLC) | Deity (DLC) + Rainbow Jörmungandr (DLC) + Rainbow |
| Sprinkles | Sugar + Rainbow |
| Toucan | Bird + Rainbow |
| Unicorn | Horse + Rainbow |
| Wizard | Human + Rainbow |
Little Alchemy 2 category
Rainbow has three categories in the encyclopedia – weather, events, and light
DLC packs needed
You don’t need any extra DLC packs to make Rainbow