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“colors speak all languages.” -joseph addison

Posted on March 31, 2017 by beth

Crayola Is About to Kill Off One of Its Colors

The world’s most famous crayon-maker is planning to make this year’s National Crayon Day (today, march 31), one for the record books. As TIME reports, Crayola is planning to retire a classic color from its 24-pack crayon box for the first time in a century. Is dandelion facing certain death? Could blue violet be waving bye-bye? Is scarlet saying see you later?

Crayola hasn’t confirmed which color is being killed off yet, which means that every shade is on the colorful chopping block. But they’ll announce their final decision via a live stream event today, which you can RSVP to on Facebook.

While you’re awaiting the big news, you can make your own voice heard by telling Crayola which color you can’t live without by sharing a photo on Instagram with your favorite color and using the hashtag #ShareYourFave.

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“colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.”

-pablo picasso

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credits: istockphoto, jennifer wood, mental floss, time magazine

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reocochran on March 31, 2017 at 5:14 am said:

May you have a colorful weekend, Beth!! 🌈
I love to crayon and the bigger box of 96 colors is still one I ask my little artists to put the crayons back in the box, instead of in the freezer bag of hodge podge crayons which are dumped out! ❤
They used to have a color called, "flesh" which was a pinkish orange, certainly didn't represent many colors of flesh. I am not sure when they retired that color but it should be long gone. . . 🙂

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- ksbeth on March 31, 2017 at 8:52 am said:
  
  i love crayons and colors too, and i wonder what the process must be to eliminate or change one –
  
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David Kanigan on March 31, 2017 at 6:36 am said:

Crayon Day! Love that…

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- ksbeth on March 31, 2017 at 8:53 am said:
  
  every crayon has its day )
  
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Chatter Master on March 31, 2017 at 6:37 am said:

This kind of makes me sad. I mean….who wants to be the dictator that points to a color and says “be gone with you!” RIP little color ….. someone loved it.

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- ksbeth on March 31, 2017 at 8:54 am said:
  
  i picture a group sitting in a room, making this decision. what an interesting conversation/debate this must be )
  
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  - Chatter Master on March 31, 2017 at 2:48 pm said:
    
    Right? I would draw a picture where that color was just down right necessary. I mean, why must one bite the dust?
    
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    - ksbeth on March 31, 2017 at 3:21 pm said:
      
      Agreed)
      
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Roy Sexton (Reel Roy Reviews) on March 31, 2017 at 6:59 am said:

Why do these companies have to make a news by killing of colors or removing monopoly pieces. Public relations desperation at its worst

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- ksbeth on March 31, 2017 at 8:55 am said:
  
  it’s their product and what they represent. be it a crayon, a corporation, or a candidate, they all have to be presented in a positive and active light. i think you would be a wonderful crayon p.r. guy –
  
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markbialczak on March 31, 2017 at 7:36 am said:

The flip side: unless they’re going to a 23-Pack, we’re soon to see “Crayola Announces New Color for Traditional Two-Dozen.” Yet I’m with tradition, Beth. Dance with the partners who got you there. Or, stay within these particular lines.

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- ksbeth on March 31, 2017 at 8:57 am said:
  
  you are right, mark. only a matter of time before the new color emerges. maybe there is a reason to pull some, if its name is hurtful to someone, but a color not being popular, is hard to take –
  
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merrildsmith on March 31, 2017 at 7:40 am said:

So will it be a 23-crayon box from now on? Or is there a replacement color? Seeing that box does make me want to color though. 🙂

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- ksbeth on March 31, 2017 at 8:58 am said:
  
  i’m sure there will be a color to replace it, no idea what it will be though. i still love to color too, and do so on a regular basis. )
  
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Sarah Angleton on March 31, 2017 at 8:56 am said:

I’ve never recovered from the discontinuation of lemon yellow, my favorite as a kid. Back when we were still dating, my husband bought me a special edition tin box of crayons that included some of the discontinued colors and lemon yellow was in it. If I hadn’t known he was the one before that, there could have been no question afterwords.

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- ksbeth on March 31, 2017 at 9:08 am said:
  
  i understand this sarah. colors have all kinds of meanings for us and it’s hard to let go of the ones we remember so fondly –
  
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ksbeth on March 31, 2017 at 11:05 am said:

update announcement:
http://www.npr.org/2017/03/30/522080531/with-one-large-breath-dandelion-is-blown-out-of-crayolas-24-pack?

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Andrew Petcher on March 31, 2017 at 12:09 pm said:

They have ditched yellow – one of my favourites!

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- ksbeth on March 31, 2017 at 12:44 pm said:
  
  only the ‘dandelion’ shade )
  
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tric on March 31, 2017 at 4:32 pm said:

Ever since I made a poster in junior school, (I was really rubbish at anything creative) and came into school proudly, only to discover not only was it rubbish compared to everyone else’s but the colour yellow cannot be seen from a distance.
I’m not bitter but I’ve been very ‘off’ yellow since.

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- ksbeth on March 31, 2017 at 7:40 pm said:
  
  ptsd yellow syndrome
  
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hitandrun1964 on March 31, 2017 at 4:55 pm said:

Kind of like Pluto. You shouldn’t be able to just change your mind about a planet or a crayon. I think they should make MORE colors, not less. LOL Maybe they will be deluged with letters about reinstating the defunct color…like they did with Pluto. People went a little made over that and Crayola colors are sacred. 🙂

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- ksbeth on March 31, 2017 at 7:41 pm said:
  
  and i am still missing pluto.
  
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  - katharineotto on March 31, 2017 at 8:36 pm said:
    
    Beth,
    Pluto didn’t die. He’s wearing the cap of invisibility (at least to astronomers). The “plutocracy” likes to hide in the dark.
    
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katharineotto on March 31, 2017 at 8:34 pm said:

Beth,
You do come up with some interesting posts. Crayon day. What will they think of next?

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- ksbeth on March 31, 2017 at 9:57 pm said:
  
  the world is full of infinite possibilities. good to know that pluto is still hanging out even with the change in status.
  
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Life With The Top Down on April 1, 2017 at 5:57 am said:

I gasped when I heard on the radio it may be dandelion. Some memories run strong.

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- ksbeth on April 1, 2017 at 8:26 am said:
  
  yes, it’s a tough one –
  
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