For many years, brands like Crayola have been discontinuing crayons that fans love, like the color Dandelion in 2017. These crayons typically get discontinued because companies need to make room for more colors. Those buying these crayons can also vote to save colors when given the option to. Crayola has also created ways to remember these crayons, like giving out boxes of just the crayon that was discontinued to celebrate the crayon’s retirement. The crayons also go into a hall of fame when they are retired. 

     There is a group of crayons called the ‘cenntennial celebration’, which are crayons that they discontinue and replace every century, some of the colors being ‘magic mint’ and ‘mulberry.’ The way to save these crayons is by voting to ‘save the shade’ like consumers did with the color ‘burnt sienna’. Ava Green, a junior at Hamburg Area High School thinks that people voted to save the color ‘burnt sienna’ because it can be used for landscape images and flowers. 

     Crayola has many different colors, yet they have more greens than any other color. On the Crayola website, they have seventeen colors under the black category, seventeen under yellow, twenty-two under pink, twenty-six under brown, twenty-nine under orange, forty under blue, forty-eight under red, and forty-nine under green. It is understandable that green has the highest amount of crayons because green is used for nearly every plant, several objects and clothes, and many other items. Some teachers enjoy green very much, like Mrs. McCarthy who enjoys the color Kelly Green. Students, like LeeAnn Mills, a senior at Hamburg Area School District like any colors like mint and teal. 

     Some people had no idea that Crayola and other crayon companies discontinued some of their products, and are shocked at just how many crayons have been discontinued. Madden Dietrich, a sophomore here at Hamburg Area School District was surprised that awesome crayons like Lemon Yellow and Blue Gray were discontinued in 1997. 

     For more about current and discontinued crayons, visit www.crayola.com