- List of Crayola crayon colors
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Crayola crayons have come in many colors since their introduction in 1903. By 1905 Binney & Smith's Crayola crayon product line had reached 30 colors.[1] In 1958 the number of colors increased to 64. Eight fluorescent colors were introduced in 1972, increasing the number of colors to 72. In 1990 the total increased to 80 colors with the introduction of 16 colors and the discontinuation of eight colors. The number of colors was increased to 96 in 1993 and to 120 in 1998, though with thirteen crayons being retired along the way, the total of colors is 133.[2] Along with the regular packs of crayons, there have been many specialty sets, including Silver Swirls,[3] Gem Tones,[4] Pearl Brite,[5] Metallic FX,[6] Magic Scent,[7] Silly Scents,[8] and more.
Colors have been renamed through the years. In 1958, Prussian Blue was renamed Midnight Blue. The color known as Flesh was renamed Peach in 1962, partially in response to the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. Indian Red was renamed Chestnut in 1999 due to concern that some children thought the crayon color represented the skin color of Native Americans.[2] According to the company, however, the name originally referred to a reddish-brown pigment from India that is used in artists' oil paint.[2] In the past, some crayons have been temporarily renamed, such as the 2004 State-Your-Color Contest[9] crayons and the eight Kids' Choice Colors in the 2008 50th anniversary 64-count box.[10]
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Standard Colors
This is a list of the 133 standard Crayola crayon colors. According to its chronology page, each "core color" was introduced in a specific year.[2] These dates are shown in the table below. The hex triplets below are representative of the colors produced by the named crayons.[11][not in citation given]
Color Hex Code RGB Issued Retired Notes 1 Almond #EFDECD (239, 222, 205) 1998 2 Antique Brass #CD9575 (205, 149, 117) 1998 Metallic. 3 Apricot #FDD9B5 (253, 217, 181) 1949 4 Aquamarine #78DBE2 (120, 219, 226) 1958 5 Asparagus #87A96B (135, 169, 107) 1993 6 Atomic Tangerine #FFA474 (255, 164, 116) 1972 Renamed from "Ultra Yellow" in 1990. Fluorescent. 7 Banana Mania #FAE7B5 (250, 231, 181) 1998 8 Beaver #9F8170 (159, 129, 112) 1998 9 Bittersweet #FD7C6E (253, 124, 110) 1949 10 Black #000000 (0,0,0) 1903 11 Blizzard Blue #ACE5EE (172, 229, 238) 1972 2003 Renamed from "Ultra Blue" in 1990. Fluorescent. 12 Blue #1F75FE (31, 117, 254) 1903 13 Blue Bell #A2A2D0 (162, 162, 208) 1998 14 Blue Gray #6699CC (102, 153, 204) 1958 1990 15 Blue Green #0D98BA (13, 152, 186) 1949 16 Blue Violet #7366BD (115, 102, 189) 1949 17 Blush #DE5D83 (222, 93, 131) 1998 Renamed from "Cranberry" in 2000. 18 Brick Red #CB4154 (203, 65, 84) 1949 19 Brown #B4674D (180, 103, 77) 1903 20 Burnt Orange #FF7F49 (255, 127, 73) 1958 21 Burnt Sienna #EA7E5D (234, 126, 93) 1949 22 Cadet Blue #B0B7C6 (176, 183, 198) 1958 23 Canary #FFFF99 (255, 255, 153) 1998 24 Caribbean Green #1CD3A2 (28, 211, 162) 1998 25 Carnation Pink #FFAACC (255, 170, 204) 1949 26 Cerise #DD4492 (221, 68, 146) 1993 27 Cerulean #1DACD6 (29, 172, 214) 1990 28 Chestnut #BC5D58 (188, 93, 88) 1958 Renamed from "Indian Red" in 1999. 29 Copper #DD9475 (221, 148, 117) 1958 Metallic. 30 Cornflower #9ACEEB (154, 206, 235) 1949 31 Cotton Candy #FFBCD9 (255, 188, 217) 1998 32 Dandelion #FDDB6D (253, 219, 109) 1990 33 Denim #2B6CC4 (43, 108, 196) 1993 34 Desert Sand #EFCDB8 (239, 205, 184) 1998 35 Eggplant #6E5160 (110, 81, 96) 1998 36 Electric Lime #CEFF1D (206, 255, 29) 1990 Fluorescent. 37 Fern #71BC78 (113, 188, 120) 1998 38 Forest Green #6DAE81 (109, 174, 129) 1958 39 Fuchsia #C364C5 (195, 100, 197) 1990 40 Fuzzy Wuzzy #CC6666 (204, 102, 102) 1998 41 Gold #E7C697 (231, 198, 151) 1949 Metallic. 42 Goldenrod #FCD975 (252, 217, 117) 1958 43 Granny Smith Apple #A8E4A0 (168, 228, 160) 1993 44 Gray #95918C (149, 145, 140) 1949 45 Green #1CAC78 (28, 172, 120) 1903 46 Green Blue #1164B4 (17, 100, 180) 1949 1990 47 Green Yellow #F0E891 (240, 232, 145) 1949 48 Hot Magenta #FF1DCE (255, 29, 206) 1972 Fluorescent. 49 Inchworm #B2EC5D (178, 236, 93) 2003 50 Indigo #5D76CB (93, 118, 203) 2000 51 Jazzberry Jam #CA3767 (202, 55, 103) 2003 52 Jungle Green #3BB08F (59, 176, 143) 1990 53 Laser Lemon #FEFE22 (254, 254, 34) 1972 Renamed from "Chartreuse" in 1990. Fluorescent. 54 Lavender #FCB4D5 (252, 180, 213) 1958 55 Lemon Yellow #FFF44F (255, 244, 79) 1949 1990 56 Macaroni and Cheese #FFBD88 (255, 189, 136) 1993 57 Magenta #F664AF (246, 100, 175) 1949 58 Magic Mint #AAF0D1 (170, 240, 209) 1990 2003 Fluorescent. 59 Mahogany #CD4A4C (205, 74, 76) 1949 60 Maize #EDD19C (237, 209, 156) 1949 1990 61 Manatee #979AAA (151, 154, 170) 1998 62 Mango Tango #FF8243 (255, 130, 67) 2003 63 Maroon #C8385A (200, 56, 90) 1949 64 Mauvelous #EF98AA (239, 152, 170) 1993 65 Melon #FDBCB4 (253, 188, 180) 1949 66 Midnight Blue #1A4876 (26, 72, 118) 1949 Renamed from "Prussian Blue" in 1958. 67 Mountain Meadow #30BA8F (48, 186, 143) 1998 68 Mulberry #C54B8C (197, 75, 140) 1958 2003 69 Navy Blue #1974D2 (25, 116, 210) 1958 70 Neon Carrot #FFA343 (255, 163, 67) 1990 Fluorescent. 71 Olive Green #BAB86C (186, 184, 108) 1949 72 Orange #FF7538 (255, 117, 56) 1903 73 Orange Red #FF2B2B (255, 43, 43) 1949 1990 74 Orange Yellow #F8D568 (248, 213, 104) 1949 1990 75 Orchid #E6A8D7 (230, 168, 215) 1949 76 Outer Space #414A4C (65, 74, 76) 1998 77 Outrageous Orange #FF6E4A (255, 110, 74) 1972 Renamed from "Ultra Orange" in 1990. Fluorescent. 78 Pacific Blue #1CA9C9 (28, 169, 201) 1993 79 Peach #FFCFAB (255, 207, 171) 1949 Renamed from "Flesh" in 1962. 80 Periwinkle #C5D0E6 (197, 208, 230) 1949 81 Piggy Pink #FDDDE6 (253, 221, 230) 1998 82 Pine Green #158078 (21, 128, 120) 1949 83 Pink Flamingo #FC74FD (252, 116, 253) 1998 84 Pink Sherbert #F78FA7 (247, 143, 167) 1998 Renamed from "Brink Pink" in 2000. 85 Plum #8E4585 (142, 69, 133) 1958 86 Purple Heart #7442C8 (116, 66, 200) 1998 87 Purple Mountain's Majesty #9D81BA (157, 129, 186) 1993 88 Purple Pizzazz #FE4EDA (254, 78, 218) 1990 Fluorescent. 89 Radical Red #FF496C (255, 73, 108) 1990 Fluorescent. 90 Raw Sienna #D68A59 (214, 138, 89) 1958 91 Raw Umber #714B23 (113, 75, 35) 1958 1990 92 Razzle Dazzle Rose #FF48D0 (255, 72, 208) 1990 Fluorescent. 93 Razzmatazz #E3256B (227, 37, 107) 1993 94 Red #EE204D (238, 32, 77) 1903 95 Red Orange #FF5349 (255, 83, 73) 1949 96 Red Violet #C0448F (192, 68, 143) 1949 97 Robin's Egg Blue #1FCECB (31, 206, 203) 1993 98 Royal Purple #7851A9 (120, 81, 169) 1990 99 Salmon #FF9BAA (255, 155, 170) 1949 100 Scarlet #FC2847 (252, 40, 71) 1998 Renamed from "Torch Red" in 2000. 101 Screamin' Green #76FF7A (118, 255, 122) 1972 Renamed from "Ultra Green" in 1990. Fluorescent. 102 Sea Green #9FE2BF (159, 226, 191) 1949 103 Sepia #A5694F (165, 105, 79) 1958 104 Shadow #8A795D (138, 121, 93) 1998 105 Shamrock #45CEA2 (69, 206, 162) 1993 106 Shocking Pink #FB7EFD (251, 126, 253) 1972 Renamed from "Ultra Pink" in 1990. Fluorescent. 107 Silver #CDC5C2 (205, 197, 194) 1949 Metallic. 108 Sky Blue #80DAEB (128, 218, 235) 1958 109 Spring Green #ECEABE (236, 234, 190) 1949 110 Sunglow #FFCF48 (255, 207, 72) 1990 Fluorescent. 111 Sunset Orange #FD5E53 (253, 94, 83) 1998 112 Tan #FAA76C (250, 167, 108) 1949 113 Teal Blue #18A7B5 (24, 167, 181) 1990 2003 114 Thistle #EBC7DF (235, 199, 223) 1949 2000 115 Tickle Me Pink #FC89AC (252, 137, 172) 1993 Named in a contest by ClevverTV Personality Joslyn Davis 116 Timberwolf #DBD7D2 (219, 215, 210) 1993 117 Tropical Rain Forest #17806D (23, 128, 109) 1993 118 Tumbleweed #DEAA88 (222, 170, 136) 1993 119 Turquoise Blue #77DDE7 (119, 221, 231) 1949 120 Unmellow Yellow #FFFF66 (255, 255, 102) 1990 Fluorescent. 121 Violet (Purple) #926EAE (146, 110, 174) 1903 122 Violet Blue #324AB2 (50, 74, 178) 1949 1990 123 Violet Red #F75394 (247, 83, 148) 1949 124 Vivid Tangerine #FFA089 (255, 160, 137) 1990 125 Vivid Violet #8F509D (143, 80, 157) 1998 126 White #FFFFFF (255, 255, 255) 1949 127 Wild Blue Yonder #A2ADD0 (162, 173, 208) 2003 128 Wild Strawberry #FF43A4 (255, 67, 164) 1990 129 Wild Watermelon #FC6C85 (252, 108, 133) 1972 Renamed from "Ultra Red" in 1990. Fluorescent. 130 Wisteria #CDA4DE (205, 164, 222) 1993 131 Yellow #FCE883 (252, 232, 131) 1903 132 Yellow Green #C5E384 (197, 227, 132) 1949 133 Yellow Orange #FFAE42 (255, 174, 66) 1949 Specialty Crayons
Silver Swirls
In 1990, Crayola released the Silver Swirls, a pack of 24 silvery colors. The colors' hexadecimal values are approximated below[12]:
Aztec Gold Burnished Brown Cerulean Frost Cinnamon Satin Copper Penny Cosmic Cobalt Glossy Grape Granite Gray Green Sheen Lilac Luster Misty Moss Mystic Maroon Pearly Purple Pewter Blue Polished Pine Quick Silver Rose Dust Rusty Red Shadow Blue Shiny Shamrock Steel Teal Sugar Plum Twilight Lavender Wintergreen Dream Magic Scent
In 1994, Crayola produced a 16-pack of crayons that released fragrances when used. In 1995, Crayola changed some of the scents because of complaints received by parents that some of the crayons smelled good enough to eat, like the Cherry, Chocolate, & Blueberry scented crayons.[13] Crayons with food scents were retired in favor of non-food scents. The colors hexadecimal values are approximated below:[14]
Baby Powder Banana Blueberry Bubble Gum Cedar Chest Cherry Chocolate Coconut Daffodil Dirt Eucalyptus Fresh Air Grape Jelly Bean Leather Jacket Lemon Licorice Lilac Lime Lumber New Car Orange Peach Pine Rose Shampoo Smoke Soap Strawberry Tulip Gem Tones
In 1994, Crayola released the Gem Tones, a pack of 16 crayons modeled after precious stones. The colors hexadecimal values are approximated below[12]:
Amethyst Citrine Emerald Jade Jasper Lapis Lazuli Malachite Moonstone Onyx Peridot Pink Pearl Rose Quartz Ruby Sapphire Smokey Topaz Tiger's Eye Changeables
The Crayola Changeables crayons were introduced in 1995. The chart[15] includes the color changer, an off-white crayon that goes on clear and initiates the color changes in the other crayons.
blue to magenta green to violet orange to black pink to yellow red to blue yellow to green color changer Color Mix-Up
In 1997, Crayola released a 16-pack of crayons, each of which contains a solid color with flecks of two other colors in it. Colors in chart below are approximated.[16] The predominant color is represented by background, and colors of the flecks are represented by the text. Colors for crayons other than Mixed Veggies and Star Spangled Banner come from information on the crayon wrapper. When color samples become available, they should be replaced.
Baby's Blanket Blazing Bonfire Cool And Crazy Lemon Lime Zing Magenta Mix-Up Mixed Veggies Off-Road Peaches 'n Cream Rainforest Shrimp Cocktail Southwest Star Spangled Banner Stonewashed Surf's Up Twister Warm And Fuzzy Pearl Brite
In 1997, Crayola released a 16-pack of Pearl Brite crayons[17]:
Aqua Pearl Black Coral Pearl Caribbean Green Pearl Cultured Pearl Key Lime Pearl Mandarin Pearl Midnight Pearl Mystic Pearl Ocean Blue Pearl Ocean Green Pearl Orchid Pearl Rose Pearl Salmon Pearl Sunny Pearl Sunset Pearl Turquoise Pearl Crayons with Glitter
In 1999, Crayola released Crayons with Glitter as part of a Special Effects crayons package. In the below list, the background represents crayon color, and the highlighted "square of glitter" around text represents glitter color.
Black With Glitzy Gold Glitter Blue With Shimmering Silver Glitter Blue Green with Glitzy Gold Glitter Carnation Pink With Lavender Glitter Green With Twinkling Turquoise Glitter Maroon With Glitzy Gold Glitter Orange With Twinkling Turquoise Glitter Orchid With Twinkling Turquoise Glitter Red With Shimmering Silver Glitter Red Violet With Glitzy Gold Glitter Royal Purple With Ruby Red Glitter Sky Blue With Glitzy Gold Glitter White With Confetti Glitter White With Glitzy Gold Glitter Yellow With Rainbow Glitter Yellow Green With Silver Glitter Metallic FX
In 2001, Crayola produced the Metallic FX crayons, a set of 16 metallic crayons whose names were chosen through a contest open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.[18] They are still available today. The hex triplets below are representative of the colors produced by the named crayons.[11]
Color Hex code RGB Issued Retired Notes 1 Alloy Orange #C46210 (196, 98, 16) 2001 Metallic. 2 B'dazzled Blue #2E5894 (46, 88, 148) 2001 Metallic. 3 Big Dip O' Ruby #9C2542 (156, 37, 66) 2001 Metallic. 4 Bittersweet Shimmer #BF4F51 (191, 79, 81) 2001 Metallic. 5 Blast Off Bronze #A57164 (165, 113, 100) 2001 Metallic. 6 Cyber Grape #58427C (88, 66, 124) 2001 Metallic. 7 Deep Space Sparkle #4A646C (74, 100, 108) 2001 Metallic. 8 Gold Fusion #85754E (133, 117, 78) 2001 Metallic. 9 Illuminating Emerald #319177 (49, 145, 119) 2001 Metallic. 10 Metallic Seaweed #0A7E8C (10, 126, 140) 2001 Metallic. 11 Metallic Sunburst #9C7C38 (156, 124, 56) 2001 Metallic. 12 Razzmic Berry #8D4E85 (141, 78, 133) 2001 Metallic. 13 Sheen Green #8FD400 (143, 212, 0) 2001 Metallic. 14 Shimmering Blush #D98695 (217, 134, 149) 2001 Metallic. 15 Sonic Silver #757575 (117, 117, 117) 2001 Metallic. 16 Steel Blue #0081AB (0, 129, 171) 2001 Metallic. Silly Scents
The Silly Scents are produced by Crayola in a 16-pack. Colors are approximated.[14]
Alien Armpit Big Foot Feet Booger Buster Dingy Dungeon Gargoyle Gas Giant's Club Magic Potion Mummy's Tomb Ogre Odor Pixie Powder Princess Perfume Sasquatch Socks Sea Serpent Smashed Pumpkin Sunburnt Cyclops Winter Wizard Heads 'n Tails
The crayons are double-sided and encased in plastic tubes that function much like the ones on Crayola Twistables. Each crayon has two shades of color. Colors are approximated below.[19]
Sizzling Red Red Salsa Tart Orange Orange Soda Bright Yellow Yellow Sunshine Slimy Green Green Lizard Denim Blue Blue Jeans Plump Purple Purple Plum Sweet Brown Brown Sugar Eerie Black Black Shadows True to Life
In 2007, Crayola released the True to Life crayons. The tri-color tips are intended to "bring scenes to life." Each crayon is extra-long and contained within a plastic casing similar to that of Crayola Twistables crayons. On the table, the background represents the predominant color, and the text represents the supporting colors:
Amazon Rainforest Caribbean Current Florida Sunrise Grand Canyon Maui Sunset Milky Way Sahara Desert Yosemite Campfire Extreme Twistables Colors
In 2009, Crayola released eight "ultra-cool" and "super-hot" crayons in long twistable barrels.[20]
Fiery Rose Sizzling Sunset Heat Wave Lemon Glacier Spring Frost Absolute Zero Winter Sky Frostbite! See also
- Crayola
- Timeline of Crayola
- List of colors
- List of Crayola colored pencil colors
References
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- ^ "Crayola Crayon Chronology — Gem Tones". Crayola LLC. http://www.crayola.com/colorcensus/history/history.cfm?id=ruby. Retrieved 2009-04-08.; re-accessed April 19, 2008
- ^ "Crayola Crayon Chronology — Pearl Brite". Crayola LLC. http://www.crayola.com/colorcensus/history/history.cfm?id=aqua%20pearl. Retrieved 2009-04-08.; re-accessed April 19, 2008
- ^ Crayola.com - Crayola Metallic Crayons
- ^ "Crayola Crayon Chronology — Magic Scent 16". Crayola LLC. http://www.crayola.com/colorcensus/history/history.cfm?id=strawberry. Retrieved 2009-04-08.; re-accessed April 19, 2008
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