There are a number of items in Minecraft that can be dyed different colours: wool, sheep, armour, and dog collars. In addiction, dyes are what gives colour to fireworks.
Dye Recipes
Primary colours
These are the dyes that have only one ingredient.
| Rose Red | Made from red flowers (roses, poppies and red tulips), or alternatively from beetroot. | |
| Dandelion Yellow | Made from yellow flowers (dandelions and sunflowers). | |
| Lapis Lazuli | You find this deep underground. | |
Cactus Green |
Bake cactus in a furnace. | |
Ink Sac |
Kill squid to collect this. | |
| Bone Meal | Made from the bones of skeletons. | |
| Cocoa Beans | Grow on jungle trees, or found in chests in dungeons. |
Mixed Colours
These are made by combining dyes.
| Orange Dye | ||
| Cyan Dye | ||
| Purple Dye | ||
| Gray Dye | ||
Light Blue Dye |
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| Pink Dye | ||
| Lime Green Dye | ||
| Magenta Dye | ||
| Light Grey Dye |
Note that Magenta and Light Gray dyes are themselves made from secondary dyes: you can just add the basic ingredients if you want. For instance, ink plus two pieces of bonemeal will make light gray dye, and bone meal plus lapis lazuli plus two pieces of rose red will make magenta.
Flower Dyes
Some of the mixed dyes can also be obtained from flowers.
Blue Orchids can be crafted into Light Blue Dye.
Allium flowers can be crafted into Magenta Dye.
Lilac flowers can be crafted into Magenta Dye.
Azure Bluets can be crafted into Light Grey Dye.
White Tulips can be crafted into Light Grey Dye.
Oxeye Daisies can be crafted into Light Grey Dye.
Orange Tulips can be crafted into Orange Dye.
Pink Tulips can be crafted into Pink Dye.
Peony flowers can be crafted into Pink Dye.
Uses for Dye
Dyed wool
Wool plus dye makes dyed wool. It's that easy!
Dyed wool is mostly used for building giant statues of video game characters.
Dyed sheep
If you need a lot of dyed wool, it's better to dye the sheep first. When you shear them, it will grow back the colour you had dyed it. And if you breed dyed sheep, you get dyed babies. A note to people doing biology in school: this is not how genetics workd in the real world!
Just right click on a sheep with dye in hand, and they will be dyed that colour. use bonemeal to turn them back to white.
Dyed Armour
Leather armour can be dyed on a crafting table. You are not restricted to just the colours described above: stick as many colours as you want in and they will be mixed together. You can add more colours to dyed armour too.
Dyed Armour can be washed clean in a Cauldron.
Dyed Wolves
Not really, but if you have tamed wolves, you can dye their collars by right clicking on them with dye in hand.
If you love the blue tone color in Minecraft, but the Blue Dye is way too bold, Light Blue is the one for you! We'll show you how to craft Light Blue Dye.
Light Blue Dye is one of the most favorite dye colors in Minecraft. It’s a mixture of bold Blue Dye and White Dye to create a much lighter color. The crafting recipe is easy as long as you have a proper mob farm.
- 1x Blue Orchid
- OR 1x Blue Dye and 1x White Dye
- OR 1x Emerald
How to craft Light Blue Dye in Minecraft
#1 Collect 1x Blue Orchid
Blue Orchid is a rare flower only generated in the Swamp biome. The only way you can farm it is by using Bone Meal in a Swamp biome.
#2 Collect 1x Blue Dye and 1x White Dye
You can craft 1x Blue Dye with either 1x Lapis Lazuli or 1x Cornflower. For more information about Blue Dye, you can check this article.
White Dye can be crafted by using 1x Bone Meal or 1x Lily of the Valley. For more detail about White Dye, you can check this article.
#3 Collect 1x Emerald
Emerald can be obtained by trading with the Villagers. They accept many material items like Sticks, Glass, Books, Ingots, and more.
You can also go mining for Emerald Ore, which will yield 1x Emerald when breaking or smelting.
#4 Finish off crafting a Light Blue Dye
You can get 1x Light Blue Dye by placing 1x Blue Orchid in the crafting grid.
With 1x Bue Dye and White Dye, you can craft 2x Light Blue Dye. No Crafting Table is needed.
With 1x Emerald, you can trade with the wandering trader for 3x Light Blue Dye.
What is the give command to get a Light Blue Dye?
The command to give yourself a Light Blue Dye is: /give @p light_blue_dye 1
Now you have Light Blue Dye, it’s best to dye your glasses or shulker boxes with it!