Colors can positively affect our mood, so BIC created the uplifting Color Cues line to give students a cheerful boost with bright colored barrels. BIC Color Cues #2 Mechanical Pencils are the sturdy, lightweight and high-performance BIC mechanical pencil. It always makes any task more upbeat with barrels in 10 vividly happy shades: blue, red, green, lime green, purple, pink, turquoise, orange, gold, and teal. Plus, it offers the added pleasure of effortlessly smooth and dark writing. America's No. 1 mechanical pencil also easily erases with the built-in white eraser, never needs sharpening, and has a handy colored pocket clip. Tweens and teens love BIC Color Cues mechanical pencils for therapeutic activities such as journaling and drawing, and they make school activities like standardized tests less stressful. The timeless BIC mechanical pencils come in mood-boosting colors that will make everyone smile along with all the BIC quality and value you expect.