Pencils are yellow because in the 19th century, the best graphite came from China. Because yellow was a royal colour in China, pencil companies began to colour their pencils yellow to show both high quality and an association with China.

The Bizarre Reason Pencils Are Yellow If you’ve ever stared at your No. 2 pencil and wondered “why are pencils yellow?” you can take solace in the fact that around 210 people a month are typing that very question into an online search engine and contemplating this along with you. But really, why are pencils […]

Pencils are yellow because in the 19th century, the best graphite came from China. Because yellow was a royal colour in China, pencil companies began to colour their pencils yellow to show both high quality and an association with China. Read More »