The color Crayola will be removing from its classic 24-pack of crayons is (drumroll please) ... dandelion.
The company originally said it would announce which color would be removed from the box at a live "National Crayon Event "at Times Square on Friday. However, the company tweeted on Thursday that "Dandelion decided to announce his retirement early."
It's the first time ever that Crayola has removed a color from its 24-pack
The other colors in the 24-count box are red, yellow, blue, brown, orange, green, violet, black, carnation pink, yellow orange, blue green, red violet, red orange, yellow green, blue violet, white, violet red, cerulean, apricot, scarlet, green yellow, indigo and gray.The company says it will not produce any additional dandelion crayons in the future.
Our beloved Dandelion decided to announce his retirement early! There’s no taming an adventurous spirit! #NationalCrayonDay pic.twitter.com/RMk6pw3jR2
— Crayola (@Crayola) March 30, 2017
Although Crayola has not officially retired any color in the past, according to the website Crayon Collecting, some shades like "Chartreuse Fluorescent", "Flesh" and "Magic Magenta" have been renamed. Others, like "Mole Blue", "Psychedelic Purple" and "Light Chrome Green" have been discontinued.
