Crayola Colors

On another thread, several of us reminisced about our favorite crayon colors when we were children.

There is a complete history of crayon colors (when introduced, when discontinued, etc.) on the Crayola site. Click here: http://www.crayola.com/colorcensus/history/chronology.cfm

Only three colors have changed names since Crayola began in 1903.

Prussian Blue was changed to "Midnight Blue" in 1958 in response to teachers' requests. Seems children were no longer familiar with Prussia.

Flesh was changed to "Peach" in 1962, partially as a result of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.

Indian Red was renamed "Chestnut" in 1999 in response to educators who felt some children wrongly perceived the crayon color was intended to represent the skin color of Native Americans. The name originated from a reddish-brown pigment found near India commonly used in fine artist oil paint.

Through the years, twelve colors have been discontinued. They are: green blue, orange red, orange yellow, violet blue, maize, lemon yellow (oh no, not lemon yellow!), blue gray, raw umber, blizzard blue, magic mint, mulberry and teal blue.