M&M’s without artificial dyes are coming soon, but two iconic colors will be left out

M&M’s without artificial dyes are coming soon, but two iconic colors will be left out

It's been almost 85 years since M&M's were introduced. The brand is about to take a big step.

M&M’s is dropping two colors, and Gen X won’t even flinch

Blue and brown are getting cut when the new natural-dye M&M’s launch in August. But blue didn’t exist until 1995, and red once vanished for a decade, so older fans have seen this movie before. M&M’s is about to look a little different, and two colors are getting left behind. When the candy launches a new artificial-dye-free version this August, for its 85th birthday, the bag will be missing blue and brown. The other four — red, orange, yellow, a…