10 Crayola crayon colors you never knew existed
Crayola has produced more than 200 crayon colors in its 114-year history
Crayola has produced more than 200 crayon colors in its 114-year history
Crayola has produced more than 200 crayon colors in its 114-year history
Crayola bid farewell to the crayon color dandelion on Friday, a dark shade of yellow introduced in 1990. Formerly called Binney & Smith, the Easton, Pennsylvania-based company has been producing crayons since 1903.
Crayola crayons are sold in 80 countries around the world and have 99 percent brand recognition in US-based homes. The first Crayola wax crayon was produced by Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith in June 1903. The name was coined by Binney's wife Alice, which comes from "craie," French for "chalk," and "ola" for "oily."
Crayola will replace dandelion with a color from "the blue family," but it will leave it up to fans to select the shade's name.
This is the thirdtime that the manufacturer's has discontinued one or more colors, and thefirst time it's swapped one out in its 24-crayon box.
More than 200 Crayola colors have been produced worldwide. Here are some you may have forgotten about:
1. Permanent Geranium Lake - Bright orange-red
Produced from 1903 to approximately 1910
2. Middle Yellow - Medium bright yellow
Produced from 1926 to 1944
3. Medium Chrome Green - Hunter green
Produced from 1903 to 1939
4. Teal Green - Teal
Produced from 1990 - 2003
5. Mulberry - Magenta violet
Produced from 1958 to 2003
6. Carmine - Pink red
Produced from 1935 to 1958, again from 1949 to 1958 as "Carmine Red"
7. Raw Umber - Brown
Produced from 1903 to 1990
8. Raw Sienna - Mustard yellow
Produced from 1903 to around 1910
9. Magic Mint - Pale mint green
Produced from 1990 to 2003
10. Atomic Tangerine - Bright orange
Produced from 1972 to 1990