Crayon enthusiasts wept tears of Dandelion yellow in late March when Crayola announced that it was killing off the crayon color and making room for a new hue of blue in its classic 24-pack crayon box.

A brilliant blue color, discovered accidentally by Oregon State University chemists, will soon be the newest addition to Crayola’s box. “With the discovery of YInMn brand new pigment, who other than ...

When we’re kids, one of the first ways we can differentiate ourselves is by answering a simple question: What’s your favorite color? It’s such an innocuous question, and yet the answer has endless ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Crayola said it plans to retire a color from the company’s iconic 24-count crayon box on Friday for the first time in 100-plus year history. The Pennsylvania-based arts and crafts company will hold an ...

Crayola fans who love yellow might feel blue when they hear this news: The color Dandelion, a yellow shade with a touch of orange, is retiring. It’s the first color in the 24-count box ever to be ...

One of the best memories I have of my granddaddy features the two of us sitting at his kitchen table while he teaches me how to color. First, I trace the black lines with my crayon to create a ...