crayola came out with 120 colors in 1998.
when did crayola come out with 120 colors?
1998
as the size of crayola crayon packs increased from the original 1903 crayon packs, the variety of colors available has also increased—reaching 120 colors by 1998. since 1998, new colors have been added, but always replacing existing colors. in all, 50 colors have been retired, bringing the total number of regular colors produced to 170. on march 31, 2017, crayola announced that dandelion would be retired. on september 14, 2017, the replacement color "bluetiful" was announced. the color is reportedly a new hue realized after experiments done at oregon state university. it was discovered while scientists were experimenting with electronics.
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bullet::::- torch red is renamed scarlet.





















































bullet::::- 2001: crayola introduces metallic fx crayons and gel fx crayons.





















































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bullet::::- crayola introduces glitter crayons.





















































bullet::::- crayola introduces the crayon maker.





















































bullet::::- 2003: four more crayon colors—blizzard blue, magic mint, mulberry, and teal blue—are retired into the crayola hall of fame, totaling 49 retired colors and replaced by inchworm, jazzberry jam, mango tango, and wild blue yonder. there are still 120 colors available.





















































bullet::::- 2004:





















































bullet::::- crayola introduces the 24 color set of mini twistable crayons.
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