Looks like more of a simple “gradient” than the super fancy (and expensive!) “People Crayons” set we got from Lakeshore - those have several dimensions/hues/etc, not just a dark to light… But I think we probably paid about this much for a single set of crayons instead of 6 packs of markers. (Also I didn’t realize it was possible for Amazon reviews to summarize to 5 stars, crazy!)