For the curious, the original Crayola crayon colors were red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown and black. None of those have ever been retired and—given their ubiquity—likely never will.

Crayola is reintroducing 8 retired crayon colors for a limited time in 2025, expanding their palette. The colors include Dandelion, Blizzard Blue, Magic Mint and more. Markers, colored pencils ...

A retired Crayola crayon color with a cult following is coming back ... Blizzard Blue, Magic Mint and Mulberry (all retired in 2003) and Orange Red, Violet Blue, Lemon Yellow and Raw Umber ...

"Color has such a personal connection ... An original early 1900s Binney & Smith eight-pack box of Crayola crayons in mint condition goes for a lot of green—around $500! A 24-pack from the ...