--- title: Crayola: Here Are the Top 5 Names for the New Crayon description: Crayola has asked people to help name its newest crayon shade, and the top five choices are in canonical: https://time.com/4841385/top-5-names-new-crayola-crayon/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-30T16:15:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:24:14.329Z article:section: Business og:title: These Are the Top 5 Names for the New Crayola Crayon og:description: Voting is open from July 1 through Aug. 31 og:url: https://time.com/4841385/top-5-names-new-crayola-crayon/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1744c5a119d0c41/6988d42a096a94454669e9b2/crayola-new-blue.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: crayola-new-blue og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Are the Top 5 Names for the New Crayola Crayon twitter:description: Voting is open from July 1 through Aug. 31 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1744c5a119d0c41/6988d42a096a94454669e9b2/crayola-new-blue.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These Are the Top 5 Names for the New Crayola Crayon by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Jun 30, 2017 4:15 PM CUT  Crayola’s newest crayon color took inspiration from a new shade of blue that was discovered by an Oregon State University chemist in 2009. Crayola’s newest crayon color took inspiration from a new shade of blue that was discovered by an Oregon State University chemist in 2009.Patrick Shuck&—Crayola by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Jun 30, 2017 4:15 PM CUT [Crayola](http://time.com/4767127/crayola-crayon-blue-color/ "undefined") has asked people to help [name its newest crayon shade](http://time.com/4767195/crayola-new-blue-crayon-color/ "undefined"), and the top five choices are in. The top five names are Dreams Come Blue, Bluetiful, Blue Moon Bliss, Reach for the Stars and Star Spangled Blue. People can vote for the winning shade name from July 1 through Aug. 31\. Voters will also be entered to win one of six grand prizes for a paid trip for four to the Orlando Crayola Experience. There will also be a daily prize drawing for the Crayola Air Maker Sprayer. The winning name, along with the grand prize winners, will be revealed in September. The new color itself will start appearing in Crayola products in late 2017 through early 2018. The color is a shade of blue [inspired by a new pigment](http://time.com/4405812/a-new-blue/ "undefined") discovered by scientists at Oregon State University According to the crayon company, nearly 90,000 submissions were entered. 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