A lo largo de la historia de Crayola, se han retirado varios colores de crayón, marcando momentos significativos en la evolución de nuestra vibrante paleta.
1990
Por primera vez en la historia de Crayola, ocho colores fueron retirados y colocados en el Salón de la Fama de Crayola: azul gris, azul verde, amarillo limón, maíz, rojo naranja, amarillo anaranjado, sombra cruda y azul violeta. Se agregaron ocho nuevos colores: cerúleo, diente de león, fucsia, verde selva, púrpura real, azul turquesa, mandarina viva y fresa silvestre.
2003
¡Celebrando un siglo de traer color al mundo, Crayola presentó cuatro nuevos colores nombrados por los fanáticos de Crayola! Para dejar espacio a los nuevos tonos, nos despedimos del azul ventisca, el menta mágico, la morera y el azul turquesa. Los cuatro nuevos colores que se introdujeron son: inchworm, jazzberry mermelada, mango tango y wild blue yonder. Felicitaciones a nuestros héroes del color: los consumidores que votaron en la campaña "Save the Shade", asegurándose de que la siena quemada permaneciera en el paquete.
2017
Para conmemorar el Día Nacional del Crayón el 31 de marzo, anunciamos que el diente de león dejaba la manada. Para honrar este color icónico, enviamos a Dandelion en una gira de jubilación a sus lugares favoritos. Su reemplazo, Bluetiful, fue anunciado el 5 de mayo de 2017.
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Most of our color names are taken from a book called "Color: Universal Language and Dictionary of Names," which was published by the U.S. Bureau of Standards. We use this reference guide because everyone sees and expresses color differently. Using the Universal dictionary as a base, we can refer to a standard color system and color names. Many crayon names are also borrowed from traditional artists' paints. In addition, we have asked consumers, through various promotions, to help name crayon colors. To learn about any future color naming opportunities, please register to receive our newsletter at Crayola's newsletter signup page.
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Primary Colors: Primary colors are the foundation for creating other colors. They cannot be created by mixing other colors together. The primary colors are:
- red
- blue
- yellow
Secondary Colors: Secondary colors are created by mixing two primary colors.
- red + yellow = orange
- yellow + blue = green
- blue + red = violet
Tertiary Colors: Tertiary colors are created by mixing primary colors and adjacent secondary colors on the color wheel.
- red + orange = red orange
- green + yellow = yellow green
- blue + violet = blue violet
Need a visual? Learn more about blending and mixing colors on Crayola's color theory page.
Have questions? Call or text us at 1-800-272-9652 weekdays between 9 AM and 4 PM Eastern Time. Text charges may apply. If you would prefer to send us an email, please visit our Support Page.
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The basic ingredients contained in Crayola® Crayons are paraffin wax and color pigment. These ingredients are the same for all Crayola Crayon colors, with some modifications in special effects crayons.
Crayola Crayons begin to melt at around 105° Fahrenheit and have a melting point between 120° - 147° Fahrenheit. The melting point is the same for all regular Crayola Crayons; however, the density and amount of pigment included in different crayons will result in varying thickness or viscosity of the mixture.
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Crayola® Crayons are made using primarily paraffin wax and color pigment. While the basic ingredients remain consistent across all colors, variations may occur in special effects crayons.
Our crayons are crafted through a process that involves melting paraffin wax and blending it with color pigments. This mixture is then poured into molding machines where it solidifies in four to seven minutes. For a behind-the-scenes look at the Crayola crayon manufacturing process, watch the video "You've Got Crayola Crayons" on YouTube.
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Introduced in 1998, Crayola® offers a variety of colored pencil assortments that are the essential creative tool for kids or the art enthusiast. Crayola colored pencils are manufactured in Brazil, Costa Rica or Vietnam due to their high-volume manufacturing capabilities.
The process of making Crayola Colored Pencils begins in the forest. Seedlings, which are young trees, are planted in fields much like a farmer plants a crop. Seedling crops grow into trees which are eventually used to make wood casings for the pencils. After several years, the trees are harvested, cut into even lengths, stacked onto trucks and shipped to the sawmill. Then, a new crop of seedlings is planted to replace those which have been harvested.
At the sawmill, lumber arriving by the truckload is stacked in large piles and allowed to dry. Once dry, the lumber is fed into a bark stripping machine which removes all the bark from each piece of lumber. Next, the lumber goes through a series of milling machines which cuts the lumber into rectangular slats. These slats are about as long as a colored pencil and about three inches wide. The slats are the building blocks for the production of colored pencils.
The slats are then transported to the pencil making plant. Here they are fed into another milling machine which cuts small semicircular grooves at regular intervals down the length of each slat. These grooved slats are now ready to accept a colored pencil core.
To make a Crayola Colored Pencil core, you need four raw materials:
- Extenders - which make up the body of the lead.
- Binders - to hold the ingredients together.
- Pigment - which gives each type of colored pencil its unique color.
- Water – to mix all the ingredients.
First, the extenders, binders, pigments and water are placed in a large mixer which gently kneads them together into a uniform doughy substance. When the mixing is complete, the contents of the mixer are rolled into flat sheets. Finally, these sheets are machine-pressed into large, long solid cylinder shapes. These shapes are called cartridges.
Each cartridge, while still damp and pliable, is inserted into another machine called an extrusion press, where it is forced through a small tube. The tube has a diameter equal to that of a colored pencil core. As the long rope of wet colored core comes out, an automatic slicer cuts it into equal lengths approximately as long as a colored pencil. Since the leads are still quite moist, they must be dried in large ovens before they become hard enough to insert into the slats.
To assemble the pencils, half of the grooved slats are fed into a machine which carefully lays a colored pencil core into each groove. Then a layer of glue is applied, and a second grooved slat is placed on top of the slat holding the lead. Think of this as a pencil sandwich, with each slat acting like a piece of bread and the color cores acting like the filling.
These pencil sandwiches are then bound very tightly together and placed into storage to give the glue time to dry. Once the glue is dry, they are fed into another milling machine which cuts them into individual colored pencils. Depending on the design of colored pencils, they are cut into either round or hexagonal shapes.
Next, the pencils are fed into a machine to be painted with the same color paint as the colored core. The pencils run down a conveyor belt to allow the paint to dry. The painted pencils are then sent to a machine to be automatically sharpened.
Finally, brightly colored finished pencils are packed into boxes, which are shipped to neighborhood stores.
Crayola Colored Pencils are used by people of all ages for everything from crafts to professional artwork and school projects. Learn more about Crayola Colored Pencils products here.