What colors are in a traditional bag of M&M's?

Question

My boyfriend and I are in disagreement to this and the more answers I can get the better. Help me out. I know I'm right.

Answer 1

Brown, Yellow, Orange, Red, Green and Violet. Traced back to the 1940's. Those were the orginial colors.

Answer 2

History of "M&M's"®
The world's favorite chocolate candies have a story all their own.
The Beginning
Growth in the U.S.
Throughout the Year, Around the World & Into Space
Red Brought Back
Taking a Mega-Brand to a New Level
1996—An Award-Winning Year
"M&M's"® World™ The New Millenium & Beyond

http://global.mms.com/au/about/history/index.jsp

The candies were originally made in six colors: red, orange, yellow, green, brown, and violet. (Peanut candies were made in the same colors, except violet.) In 1949, Violet was taken out of the mix and was replaced by tan. Red was eliminated in 1976[1] because of health concerns about the red dye amaranth (FD&C Red #2), a suspected carcinogen. Despite the fact that M&M's did not contain the dye, red M&M's were removed to satisfy worried consumers. By 1987, the public had forgotten the scare, and the red candies were reintroduced. They currently contain Allura red AC (FD&C Red #40). In 1995, tan was replaced by blue.

Answer 3

Yellow, Green, Red, Brown, Blue, Orange, and sometimes Tan.

Answer 4

Black, Blue, Green, Orange, Red, Yellow
http://us.mms.com/us/about/products/milkchocolate/

Answer 5

You mean like the old-school-pre-blue m& m days?
Red, yellow, orange, green, light brown and dark brown.
For awhile, there was no red, then they came back. Blue replaced light brown, which I find rather disappointing.

Answer 6

yellow green red brown blue and orange

Answer 7

Light brow, dark brown, yellow, red, orange, and green

Answer 8

red, green, dark & light brown, orange, blue, yellow

Answer 9

yellow, red, green, brown, blue, orange

Answer 10

red,blue,green,orange,brown and yellow trust me they are my sons favorite he is 2 and we go over each color frequently.