All colors are not created (in) equal (quantities) Rather than just celebrate that we now have one more LEGO color to choose from, let’s take a deeper look at the existing solid colors to see how easy it is to use the 39 colors we already have. Related Links: The Rambling Brick: “Teal We Meet Again: In search of Stafford’s Choice”, New Elementary: “Contest: Kill Teal”, The Brick Blogger: “LEGO Downtown Diner & the return of teal”, Brickset: “Teal we meet again”.

As you will see, many new colors remain limited to a small selection of parts for a very long time, thus limiting their usefulness. LEGO fans make a big deal when a color is retired, added, or changed slightly-but does it really make a big difference for model builders? Certainly new colors can make a big difference, but it typically takes a long time for a new color to be available in a wide range of parts. (2012 also brought us 330-Olive Green with Monster Fighters and Dino sets.) This was in addition to 323-Aqua, 321-Dark Azur, and 325-Lavender which were added in 2011.

This was the first new color since the Friends line was introduced in 2012 that’s when they added 326-Spring Yellowish Green, 323-Aqua, 322-Medium Azur, and 324-Medium Lavender. #10260 Downtown Diner is the first set since 2005 to include parts in color 107-Bright Bluish Green (Dark Turquoise/Teal).

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