To quote the great poet Robert Frost, “Nothing gold can stay.”

When it comes to Crayola, apparently, a more accurate saying is, “Nothing maize can stay.” (This could have been the public relations campaign when they decided to get rid of the yellowish color, along with seven other classics, in 1990.)

But truth be told, the Crayola company (which, of course, makes the crayons so many of us have used for decades to create fabulous refrigerator art) rarely changes its color lineup. In fact, since Binney and Smith Company released its first box of eight crayons in 1903, it has officially retired only 13 colors, many of which were brought back by popular demand.

On Crayola’s official site, they share a timeline of what they call “retired colors,” which they began in 1990. “For the first time in Crayola history, eight colors were retired and placed in the Crayola Hall of Fame: blue gray, green blue, lemon yellow, maize, orange red, orange yellow, raw umber, and violet blue. Eight new colors........

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