--- description: Crayola announced Friday that Dandelion will be replaced by a crayon with a blue hue still to be determined. title: Crayola Will Replace Dandelion With a Blue Crayon image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75abcf083a1428a8/6988c0b28e060162e2469c3c/crayon.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Art](/tag/art/) ## Art Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Crayola Will Replace Dandelion With a Blue Crayon and Fans Can Help Name It  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 31, 2017 2:30 PM CUT  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 31, 2017 2:30 PM CUT Fans of yellow may be sad that Crayola is [retiring Dandelion](http://time.com/4719440/crayola-dandelion-retiring/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") from its 24-count crayon box set, but lovers of the color blue can rejoice: The company announced Friday it will be replaced by one with a blue hue still to be determined. The company revealed on National Crayon Day that Dandelion’s replacement will be in the “blue family,” [CNBC reports](http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/31/crayola-ditches-dandelion-to-add-new-blue-crayon-to-box.html "undefined"). Crayola didn’t specify which shade of blue, but said that crayon fans will be able to help name it. Dandelion was the first color to be pulled from the 24-count box set in its 100-year history. [_The Day the Crayons Quit_](http://time.com/4719760/crayola-day-crayons-quit-dandelion/ "undefined") author Drew Daywalt released a “statement” to TIME on Dandelion’s behalf, saying, “Retire, my BUTT! You can’t retire me. I QUIT. And you can quote me on that, Daywalt.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4720579/crayola-dandelion-crayon-blue/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4720579/crayola-dandelion-crayon-blue/"},"headline":"Crayola Will Replace Dandelion With a Blue Crayon and Fans Can Help Name It","datePublished":"2017-03-31T14:30:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:50.023Z","description":"Crayola announced Friday that Dandelion will be replaced by a crayon with a blue hue still to be determined.","url":"https://time.com/4720579/crayola-dandelion-crayon-blue/","keywords":["Art","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75abcf083a1428a8/6988c0b28e060162e2469c3c/crayon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75abcf083a1428a8/6988c0b28e060162e2469c3c/crayon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"crayon","caption":"","creditText":"Crayola","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":"/tag/art/","name":"Art"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4720579/crayola-dandelion-crayon-blue/","name":"Crayola Will Replace Dandelion With a Blue Crayon and Fans Can Help Name It"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"Crayola announced Friday that Dandelion will be replaced by a crayon with a blue hue still to be determined.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4720579/crayola-dandelion-crayon-blue/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4720579/crayola-dandelion-crayon-blue/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```