Minecraft introduced various types of dyes for different purposes. You can craft these dyes from collectible ingredients in the open world of the game. Let's check out the full dye list in Minecraft 2024 and learn how to craft and use them here.

I. Minecraft Full Dye List

There are sixteen dyes in Minecraft providing players with sixteen tones of colors. Let's check out the required ingredients for these dyes here.

DyesIngredientsBest Places To Collect
RedBeetroot, rose bush, poppy, or red tulipFarming on the grassland biomes
PinkRed and white dyesMixing two primary dyes
GreenCactus blocksDesert and badlands
YellowSunflowers or dandelionsSunflower plains, plains, and flower forest biomes
BlueLapis lazuli or cornflowerLapis lazuli in caves and underground spaces; cornflowers in plains, and flower forest biomes
Light BlueBlue and white dyesMix two primary dyes
WhiteBone mealGenerated in most plant farms
BlackA Wither Rose or an Ink SacDefeat a wither boss in survival mode for Wither Rose; Get Ink Sacs from a squid farm
GrayBlack and white dyesMix two primary dyes
Light gray
  • Gray and white dyes
  • Two bone meals and an ink sac
  • Mix two primary dyes
  • Plant farms and squid farm
BrownCocoa beansFrom jungle trees' trunks in the jungle, bamboo jungles, and sparse jungle temperate biomes
PurpleRed and blue dyesMix two primary dyes
CyanBlue and green dyesMix two primary dyes
OrangeRed and yellow dyesCombine two primary dyes
LimeGreen dye and white dyeMix two primary dyes
MagentaPurple and pink dyeCombine two secondary dyes

You should create a flower farm and grow various types of flowers to supply ingredients for colorful dyes. Minecraft players can also loot many dyes from villages and trail ruins.

Minecraft Dyes
Grow flowers to produce colorful dyes quickly.

How To Craft?

Most of the primary dyes can be crafted on the crafting table. You only have to put the ingredients on the crafting bench and collect the dye. To craft secondary dyes, put two primary dyes on the crafting table to get the output dye. But you have to smell the ingredients to get the green dye.

Minecraft How To Get Every Dye
Create dyes from ingredients using the crafting table or furnace.

II. Uses Of Minecraft Dyes

Minecrafters can use dyes for many purposes in the Minecraft world. You can dye various blocks and furnishing items to decorate your house and farm. Let's check out all the usages of Minecraft dyes below.

  • Dyeing wool and mobs;
  • Dyeing terracotta and Shulker boxes;
  • Creating concrete powder;
  • Staining glass;
  • Dyeing carpets, beds, and candles;
  • Banner patterns;
  • Dyeing armor and Firework stars;
  • Creating balloons and glow sticks;
  • Dyeing water inside cauldrons;
  • Signs;
  • Trading.

Dyes will make your Minecraft world, home, and life more brilliant, colorful, and exciting. You can also create beautiful things to have fun with friends in this game.

Minecraft Dye List
You can dye many items and blocks in Minecraft for decoration and fun.

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