In the vast open world of Crimson Desert, dyes let you completely transform your armor, weapons, and mounts. From fiery reds to deep teals, unlocking every color is the key to creating a unique look that stands out. While you can buy dyes, loot them, or craft them at cauldrons, there is one incredibly simple and repeatable farming trick that players use to get all dyes fast and for practically zero coins.

This guide explains every method to obtain dyes and walks you through the ultimate easy farming trick step by step.

Understanding Dyes and How to Use Them

Dyes in Crimson Desert change the color of specific sections of your gear. To unlock the full dyeing system, progress the main story and complete Naira's Brightening the Spirits quest chain at Howling Hill.

Once you have a dye bottle, use it from your inventory to learn the color permanently. Then visit any Dyehouse to apply it. Each piece of armor has multiple dyeable sections. You can also adjust material finish and texture. A small silver fee applies each time.

Standard Ways to Get Dyes

  • Purchase: Buy directly from Dyehouse vendors in different regions. Each vendor specializes in a color family (reds in Hernand, blues in Demeniss, etc.).
  • Loot and Steal: Find dye bottles in the open world, caves, manors, and NPC houses across Pywel.
  • Craft at Cauldrons: Use medicinal herbs and insects. Example recipes include Bright Red Dye (10 Pink Medicinal Herbs + 3 Rhinoceros Beetles + 3 Longhorn Beetles) and Bright Yellow Dye (10 Yellow Medicinal Herbs + 3 Beetles + 3 Longhorn Beetles). Cauldrons are located in towns, camps, and hidden spots like Shadow’s Whisper Cave.

The Easy Farming Trick: Infinite Random Dyes with Grilled Meat Gifts

This is the fastest and cheapest way to collect every dye in the game. It relies on gifting items to special Dyer NPCs to max their trust and receive random dyes, then using the save/reload mechanic to respawn new NPCs. Here is exactly how to do it:

Step 1: Farm Grilled Meat (Free and Fast)

Unlock the Blinding Flash Finisher skill from the skill tree. It requires one Abyss Artifact and Level 5 Focus.

Travel to any area packed with animals. Use the finisher skill to quickly kill groups. Butcher the corpses for raw meat.

Use your regular Blinding Flash skill to deflect sunlight onto the meat until it turns brown, then pick up the finished Grilled Meat. Stockpile as much as possible.

Step 2: Go to a Crowded Dye House

Teleport to a busy Dyehouse. The blue one at Rustleleaf Farm in Demeniss is highly recommended because it has many Dyer NPCs.

Step 3: Find and Gift the Dyers

Look for NPCs labeled "Dyer" or "Expert Dyer" (not the main vendor). Gift them 10 Grilled Meats each. Their Trust Level will hit 100 instantly, and they will reward you with one random dye bottle.

Repeat for every Dyer in the building.

Step 4: Save and Reload to Respawn NPCs

Once all current Dyers are done, save your game. Load the save file. A completely new group of Dyer NPCs will appear in the same location.

Keep repeating the gifting process. When one Dyehouse runs dry, teleport to another (Hernand, Pororin, Calphade, etc.) and continue farming.

Pro tip: Coin bags also work great for building trust even faster and can be found everywhere while exploring. You can gift other foods too if you run out of meat.

Full List of All Dyes You Can Unlock

Using the farming trick above, you will eventually obtain every dye in the game. Here is the complete list organized by color family:

  • Red Family: Red Dye, Bright Red Dye, Rich Red Dye, Dark Red Dye, Deep Red Dye
  • Green Family: Green Dye, Bright Green Dye, Rich Green Dye, Dark Green Dye, Deep Green Dye
  • Violet / Purple Family: Violet Dye, Bright Violet Dye, Rich Violet Dye, Dark Violet Dye, Deep Violet Dye, Purple Dye, Bright Purple Dye, Rich Purple Dye, Dark Purple Dye, Deep Purple Dye
  • Teal Family: Teal Dye, Bright Teal Dye, Rich Teal Dye, Dark Teal Dye, Deep Teal Dye
  • Blue Family: Blue Dye, Bright Blue Dye, Rich Blue Dye, Dark Blue Dye, Deep Blue Dye
  • Sky Blue Family: Sky Blue Dye, Bright Sky Blue Dye, Rich Sky Blue Dye, Dark Sky Blue Dye, Deep Sky Blue Dye
  • Orange Family: Orange Dye, Bright Orange Dye, Rich Orange Dye, Dark Orange Dye, Deep Orange Dye
  • Yellow Family: Yellow Dye, Bright Yellow Dye, Rich Yellow Dye, Dark Yellow Dye, Deep Yellow Dye

Extra Tips for Success

  • Progress the story to unlock more Dyehouses and the camp Dyehouse (after recruiting Oliver).
  • Each Dyehouse specializes in certain colors, so visiting multiple locations helps complete your collection faster.
  • Special dyes like True Black and True White exist and can also drop from this method.
  • Dyeing works on horses too. Just register them and apply at a Dyehouse.

With this easy farming trick, you can collect every single dye in Crimson Desert in a short time without spending silver or grinding rare ingredients. Start farming those Grilled Meats today and give your character the perfect custom look!