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Pantone 448 C, also referred to as “the ugliest colour in the world”, is a colour in the Pantone colour system. Described as a “drab dark brown”, it was selected in 2012 as the colour for plain tobacco and cigarette packaging in Australia, after market researchers determined that it was the least attractive colour.

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366 Crayon Colors

Crayola manufactures 120 different Crayola Crayon colors, not including specialty colors. The 120 count box includes all the standard colors. The 120 count box can generally be found at WalMart and Target, or for your convenience, it may be available for purchase online at Crayola.com.

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Crayola Crayons, 1903 Cherished by generations of children, Crayola Crayons were invented in 1903 by cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith, founders of the Binney & Smith Co.

Crayola did not invent the crayon. The trade name Crayola was coined by Mrs. Edwin Binney who joined the French word “craie,” meaning stick of chalk and “ola” from the word “oleaginous,” meaning oily. Crayola Crayons are made primarily from paraffin wax and color pigment.

Craie is also where “crayon” gets its leading “cray”, though the word “crayon” existed long before Crayola crayons were invented. It first appeared around the 16th century in the French language and meant “chalk pencil” and later just shortened to “pencil”, as it still means today.

The first box of Crayola Crayons was produced in 1903 as an 8 count box. It sold for a nickel and contained the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown and black.

The wife of the founder of our company, Alice (Stead) Binney, coined the name CRAYOLA Crayons. The name comes from “craie”, the French word for chalk, and “ola” from oleaginous. This has been our trademark name since 1903 when our company was founded and remains one of the most important pieces of our heritage.

With an unbeatable value and surprisingly good performance, Crayola is definitely worth a try (despite it’s childish packaging), especially if you’re just starting out.

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A crayon (or wax pastel) is a stick of pigmented wax used for writing or drawing. Wax crayons differ from pastels, in which the pigment is mixed with a dry binder such as gum arabic, and from oil pastels, where the binder is a mixture of wax and oil.

Crayons, for the most part, are very durable and can last a very long time. However, when storing crayons, one may notice it getting dull. This doesn’t mean the entire crayon isn’t good anymore.

Crayons are quite safe. Crayons are generally made from wax and coloring. The ingredients are considered non-toxic and most cases will not require medical attention. Additionally, crayons can be a choking hazard, just like any toy that can fit into a child’s mouth.

“They were soiled in grease to the point that your fingers would turn colors even through the paper on the crayons.” The labels of the crayons were also made of wax, meaning that when the crayons broke in half the paper could hardly follow suit, leaving you with several pieces of waxy, unlabeled crap (see below).

Description. Wax crayons have been the beloved art tool of children around the world for generations. This box of 64 non-toxic crayons by RoseArt features smooth draw capability that leaves velvety rich finishes of bold and bright colors!

The clear winner in this test is Crayola, with Cra-Z-art in second place. I actually don’t recommend any of the others unless you plan to melt them or make a sculpture out of them. Your students will thank you and your crayons will last you a lot longer if you just pay the extra dollar or two.

5.0 out of 5 stars Sturdy crayons with a lot of color choices! Got these for our young grandchildren. The colors are lovely and the kids really enjoy all of the options. The crayons seem to hold up well to some of their aggressive coloring and they went well with the large art paper I got for them.

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Rose Art manufactures or assembles 70 percent of its products in the United States at plants in New Jersey, Indiana, and Oregon. In 1923 Isidor Rosen founded a small business called Rosebud Art Company in the Bronx, New York, that printed and produced coloring books.

That distinctive Crayola crayon smell is beef fat. That unique odor is created in large part by stearic acid, which is a derivative of beef tallow—more commonly known as beef fat. The ingredient is used to deliver a waxy consistency.

The paraffin wax is melted and mixed together with pre-measured amounts of color pigments. We purchase the powder pigments and either use individual colors or mix the pigments to produce the many colors of Crayola Crayons.

We have ensured that our products are safe since 1903, when we first began offering crayons. All Crayola and Silly Putty products have been evaluated by an independent toxicologist and found to contain no known toxic substances in sufficient quantities to be harmful to the human body, even if ingested or inhaled.

While the exact ingredients in Crayola crayons are secret, sources suggest that beef tallow and stearic acid—a natural fatty acid compound found in animal and vegetable oils—are involved. See this post about other ingredients. The animal fat and derivatives are a part of the distinctive aroma (and taste) of crayons.