--- description: Crayola is retiring a color from its 24-count crayon box, but the company hasn't yet revealed which one we'll be bidding goodbye to. title: Crayola is Retiring a Crayon From Its 24-Count Box image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d58282e7c6d6920/6988c01df887dc534fe99996/gettyimages-590551862.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Crayola Is Retiring a Color from Its 24-crayon Box for the First Time in 100 Years ## Video: World's Ugliest Color [Watch (HLS stream): World's Ugliest Color](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/oJmpIYSM.m3u8) (0:43)  _Published 2016-06-02. The world’s ugliest color has been described as “death,” “dirty” and “tar,” but this odious hue is serving an important purpose: discouraging smoking._ by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2017 2:37 PM CUT  Crayola crayons are displayed at The MOMS & New York Family Magazine Cover Party at 100 Barclay on August 16, 2016 in New York City. Crayola crayons are displayed at The MOMS & New York Family Magazine Cover Party at 100 Barclay on August 16, 2016 in New York City.Astrid Stawiarz—Getty Images by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2017 2:37 PM CUT [Crayola](http://time.com/4106154/crayola-coloring-book-adults-color-escapes/ "undefined") is retiring a color from its [24-count crayon box](http://time.com/3889581/crayola-colored-pencils-eyeliner/ "undefined") for the first time in its 100-year history. The Pennsylvania-based artists’ supplies manufacturer hasn’t yet revealed which crayon we’ll bid goodbye to. The company will live stream the decision on Friday, March 31, otherwise known as National Crayon Day. The current colors that make up a Crayola box are red, yellow, blue, brown, orange, green, violet, black, carnation pink, yellow orange, blue green, red violet, red orange, yellow green, blue violet, white, violet red, dandelion, cerulean, apricot, scarlet, green yellow, indigo and gray. > [](https://twitter.com/Crayola/status/846497070915596288) Crayola has been encouraging individuals to share images of the color they can’t live without on social media during the build up to the big reveal, accompanied by the hashtag #WhosLeaving. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4714929/crayola-crayons-retire/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4714929/crayola-crayons-retire/"},"headline":"Crayola Is Retiring a Color from Its 24-crayon Box for the First Time in 100 Years","datePublished":"2017-03-28T14:37:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T10:50:26.030Z","description":"But the company hasn't revealed which one it will be","url":"https://time.com/4714929/crayola-crayons-retire/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d58282e7c6d6920/6988c01df887dc534fe99996/gettyimages-590551862.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kate Samuelson","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d58282e7c6d6920/6988c01df887dc534fe99996/gettyimages-590551862.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The MOMS & New York Family Magazine Cover Party","caption":"The MOMS & New York Family Magazine Cover Party","creditText":"Astrid Stawiarz—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4714929/crayola-crayons-retire/","name":"Crayola Is Retiring a Color from Its 24-crayon Box for the First Time in 100 Years"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"World's Ugliest Color","description":"The world’s ugliest color has been described as “death,” “dirty” and “tar,” but this odious hue is serving an important purpose: discouraging smoking.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/oJmpIYSM/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-06-02T16:27:46.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/oJmpIYSM.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4714929/crayola-crayons-retire/","duration":"PT43S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4714929/crayola-crayons-retire/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```