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Light-Up LED Pom Poms
Metallic streamers with LEDs built into the pom, a rechargeable pack, and one remote that changes the whole team’s color at once.
$145 USD per pair
For blue and white or blue and gold cheer and dance teams: our LED pom poms glow a vivid royal blue, run blue and white as a split set, and switch colour together by remote for blue nights and pink outs. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
Royal, navy or light blue: which blue will your poms be?
| Shade | Metallic or plastic pom | Light-up glow |
|---|---|---|
| Royal blue | Matches the uniform | The closest match to an LED blue |
| Navy | Matches by day; near black at night | Cannot be emitted; glows a brighter blue |
| Light or sky blue | Matches the uniform | Mixed from blue and white light; close |
| Two blues | Fixed | Royal glow with white for contrast |
Blue is one of the five most popular colours among US colleges (source: Wikipedia: School colors). On our light-up poms the streamers decide the daytime colour and the LEDs decide the night. On team orders our metallic streamer colours are teal, orange, hot pink, purple, green, silver, red, blue, gold and white, and custom team colours are available on team orders, confirmed with you before production.
Why does blue look softer than other colours in a dark arena?
The human eye is most sensitive to green light, around 555 nm, in normal lighting (source: Wikipedia: luminous efficiency function). Deep blue sits far from that peak, so a blue glow looks softer from the upper rows than a white or green glow running on the same poms. It still reads clearly from the floor and on camera; it just carries less distance.
The practical fix is the second colour. For a lights-out introduction seen from the top of an arena, run blue and white: the white carries the shape of the formation, the blue carries the team colour. See indoor arena performance.
Do blue pom poms fade under stadium lights?
A blue metallic pom can only reflect the blue in the light that hits it. Warm-toned floodlights carry little blue, so under them blue metallic goes grey or close to navy, while it holds its colour under white light. A light-up pom emits its own blue, so it looks the same under any floodlight and keeps the colour after the stadium dims for a halftime show.
For day games only, a standard blue metallic set from a cheer supplier is cheaper. For a season that runs into night games and basketball, a set that makes its own light covers both halves.
How do blue and white pom poms work as a split set?
| Team colours | Raised pom | Low pom |
|---|---|---|
| Blue and white | Blue | White |
| Blue and gold | Blue | Gold streamers with a warm yellow glow |
| Blue and orange | Blue | Orange glow |
| Blue and silver | Blue | Silver streamers with a white glow |
| Navy and white | White | Blue |
Split sets are set up on team orders with one colour in each hand; tell us the split when you ask for a quote and we confirm it before production.
Which nights call for blue, and which call for something else?
| Night | When | Colour |
|---|---|---|
| World Day of Bullying Prevention | The first Monday in October | Blue |
| Prostate cancer awareness | September | Light blue |
| Colorectal cancer awareness | March | Dark blue |
| Military appreciation | Around Veterans Day | Red, white and blue |
| Pink out | October | Pink |
The first Monday of every October is World Day of Bullying Prevention, when people are asked to wear a blue shirt (source: American Library Association); STOMP Out Bullying runs it as #BlueShirtDay (source: STOMP Out Bullying). Light blue is the prostate cancer ribbon in September and dark blue the colorectal cancer ribbon in March (source: National Foundation for Cancer Research).
A blue team already owns those nights. The remote earns its keep on the other ones: pink for the pink out, lavender for an all-cancers game, red, white and blue for military appreciation.
What should a navy team order?
Navy cannot be lit, so a navy programme has three honest options:
- Navy uniform, white glow. The cleanest look at night; navy and white is a classic pairing.
- Navy uniform, blue glow. Reads as royal, brighter than the uniform, which some coaches like and some do not.
- Glow the second colour. Navy and gold glows gold; navy and orange glows orange.
Before you decide, hold a pom set to blue next to a navy uniform in a dark room. If the two blues fight, go white. The baton handle is made in your team colours, so navy can stay in the hand either way.
How many blue pom poms does a cheer and dance programme need?
One pair per performer plus two spares, ordered together so every pair matches. At our team rate of $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs:
| Group | Pairs | Cost at the team rate |
|---|---|---|
| College dance team of 14 | 16 | $1,920 |
| College cheer squad of 22 | 24 | $2,880 |
| Cheer and dance, 36 together | 38 | $4,560 |
A shared set works when cheer and dance never perform at the same event; most programmes order one pair per performer so each team keeps its own.
How do you order blue pom poms for a team?
Email or DM us with the team size, your exact blue and second colour, any split, and your first game date. We make our light-up products ourselves and will tell you plainly what fits your date. See team orders for how a group order works.
Frequently asked questions
Can light-up pom poms be navy?
No. Navy is a dark colour and light cannot be dark; a blue glow reads as royal. Navy teams usually glow white or their second colour.
Do light-up pom poms come in royal blue?
Yes. The blue glow is closest to royal, and our poms can be made with blue streamers.
Can you get blue and white pom poms in one set?
Yes. A split set puts blue in one hand and white in the other; tell us the split when you ask for a quote.
Why does blue look dimmer than other colours in a dark gym?
The eye is most sensitive to green light, and deep blue sits far from that peak, so blue carries less distance. Pair it with white for the upper rows.
What awareness nights use blue?
World Day of Bullying Prevention on the first Monday in October, prostate cancer awareness in September (light blue) and colorectal cancer awareness in March (dark blue).
How much do blue light-up pom poms cost for a team?
Our team rate is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. A college cheer squad of 22 with two spares is 24 pairs, or $2,880 at that rate.
See also: cheer pom pom colour guide, college cheer and dance teams and iridescent vs LED pom poms.
Sources: Wikipedia: School colors, Wikipedia: luminous efficiency function, American Library Association, STOMP Out Bullying, National Foundation for Cancer Research.
World Day of Bullying Prevention and Blue Shirt Day are STOMP Out Bullying campaigns; STOMP Out Bullying is not affiliated with Neon Cowboys.
Questions: info@neoncowboys.com.
Find your kind of team: light-up pom poms for every team (youth football, high school, college, all-star, studio, club and military academy squads), plus Blue Out Game Ideas for Schools and Cheer Squads and Color Out Game Ideas: Pink Out, Whiteout, Gold Out and a Night for Every Color.
