Crayola planned, to make the announcement revealing the retiring color in Times Square on Friday morning, but circumstances led them to make an early retirement announcement on Twitter.
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Friday is also National Crayon Day.
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Crayola will not produce any more crayons in the dandelion shade. Only boxes still on the shelves (or waiting to be put on shelves) will contain dandelion crayons.
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Crayola had been encouraging fans to share images and comments of the color they can't live without on social media using the hashtag #WhosLeaving.
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