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Dye
Item · All 16 colors

Dye (All 16 colors) item in Minecraft

minecraft:*_dye
Added in 1.14 Stack size: 64 In 3 tutorials ↓

Dye is the colorant of Minecraft, in 16 colors, used to tint blocks, items and even animals.

It is made with the Crafting Table from Bone Meal (other recipes also exist).

What it does

Most dyes come from flowers, crafted one by one; others come from Ink Sac, Cocoa Beans, Lapis Lazuli, Bone Meal, cactus, beetroot or sea pickles, and two dyes can be mixed into a third color. Wandering traders also sell them.

Use a dye on a sheep, a wolf's or cat's collar, or a sign to color its text. In the crafting grid it tints wool, glass, terracotta, concrete powder, candles, beds, shulker boxes, bundles and leather armor, and at a loom it draws banner patterns.

All 16 colors

White Dye White Dye
Orange Dye Orange Dye
Magenta Dye Magenta Dye
Light Blue Dye Light Blue Dye
Yellow Dye Yellow Dye
Lime Dye Lime Dye
Pink Dye Pink Dye
Gray Dye Gray Dye
Light Gray Dye Light Gray Dye
Cyan Dye Cyan Dye
Purple Dye Purple Dye
Blue Dye Blue Dye
Brown Dye Brown Dye
Green Dye Green Dye
Red Dye Red Dye
Black Dye Black Dye

How to craft

1 / 2
Crafting tableCrafting table Any arrangement Also in the 2×2 inventory grid
Bone Meal
White Dye

Bone Meal → White Dye

// Slots with several items cycle through every accepted option.

How Dye connects

4 links · from the 26.3 game data

Where to get it

Loot in structureschance per item drawn
VillageChest · Mason7.7%
Trail RuinsSuspicious Sand or Gravel, with a Brush · Common finds4.4%

Trades

Wandering TraderSold by
VillagerBought by · Shepherd (Apprentice)

Tutorials with Dye (3)

Used to craft (27)

Tags

#minecraft:cat_collar_dyes#minecraft:dyes#minecraft:loom_dyes#minecraft:wolf_collar_dyes

Dye (All 16 colors) · FAQ

How do you get Dye in Minecraft?

At the Crafting Table: 1 × Bone Meal gives 1 × Dye. It can be found as loot in Village and Trail Ruins. Sold by Wandering Trader. Bought by Villager: Shepherd (Apprentice).

What is Dye used for in Minecraft?

It colors blocks, items, sheep, collars and sign text. It is an ingredient in 21 recipes, made at the Crafting Table; for example White Harness, White Wool, White Wool Slab, White Wool Stairs, White Bundle and 13 more.