You might try the Extend method like so: 

use Parse::RecDescent;

my @colors = ('periwinkle','indigo');

my $grammar = q[
    order: quantity color item
    quantity: /\d+/
    color:
    item: 'pen' | 'pencil'
];

my $parser = new Parse::RecDescent ($grammar);
$parser->Extend("color: '" . join(q['|'],@colors) . "'" );

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Or cram it in the grammar... 

my $grammar = q[
    order: quantity color item
    quantity: /\d+/
    color: '] . join(q['|'],@colors) . q['
    item: 'pen' | 'pencil'
];

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Update: revdiablo beat me to it... note to self: type less.

--Solo

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In reply to Re: Dynamic expansion of tokens with Parse::RecDescent by Solo
in thread Dynamic expansion of tokens with Parse::RecDescent by jaldhar

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