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Cerulean

« H E The Colors of Crayola Crayons :: Donna :: email
posted Wednesday, 13 May 2009

ceruleanWow, another beautiful color!  In 1990, eight colors were retired and replaced by eight new shades.  Cerulean was one of the new shades.  (For your information, the eight colors that were retired and enshrined in the Crayola Hall of Fame on August 7, 1990, were green blue, orange red, orange yellow, violet blue, maize, lemon yellow, blue gray, and raw umber.)

Sometimes on the Crayola website, people tell colorful stories about a color.  Here is what three people wrote: 

So many blues, so little time!  I love all of the aqua/turquoise/blue-green colors, but cerulean just has a pizazz about it that captured me.

It's a pretty word to discribe a color.  At my ideal house from my ideal porch, I can look out and the ocean would be cerulean.

This color is so bright, fresh and clean.  It catches my eye. It is truly an inspirational color.

I agree with the comments.  The color makes me smile.

There is a town in Kentucky named Cerulean.  And Cerulean City is a place containing the second gym battle in Pokemon Blue, Red, Yellow, Fire Red, and Leaf Green versions.  It is the home to the famous Pokemon character and gym leader, Misty.  I even have a photo of Cerulean City!

 cerulean city

Now go out and do great things with the information that I have just given to you!  Ha!


comments (1)


1. call me grandma left...
Friday, 22 May 2009 4:11 am

Hi Donna! What a name for a color.