Hubba Bubba, Juicy Fruit, Bubblicious, Dubble Bubble, Big League Chew, and more. Whether you were blowing bubbles or sticking it underneath your desk at school, there's nothing more familiar than that bright bubblegum pink. Bubblegum got its distinctive pink color because the original recipe, concocted by Walter Diemer, its inventor, produced a dingy gray colored gum, so he added red dye (diluted to pink), since that was the only dye he had on hand at the time. Just be sure to keep it out of your hair.