Part of the fun of Minecraft is definitely the building. Creating colorful constructions or dying sheep in different colors are definitely fun ways to show off your creativity. In Creative Mode every dyed block, item or entity is just a click away, but in Survival Mode it takes a while to collect all of the dyes in the game. Here’s how to acquire all 16 dye colors in Minecraft Survival Mode.
Obtaining dyes
There are three different types of dyes when it comes to the methods of obtaining them. Primary dyes mean they can only be created from an earthly source like a flower, cactus, or ink bag. Secondary dyes can only be created by mixing two existing dyes together. Multipurpose dyes, on the other hand, can be created by both mundane sources and dye mixing methods.
Most of these dyes are made from a square or craft table. The few that have an alternate method are marked with said method in parentheses after the item used to create the dye.
Red dye | Primary
- Poppy
- Rose Bush
- Red tulip
- Beet
Orange dye | Versatile
- Orange tulip
- 1 red dye and 1 yellow dye
Yellow dye | Primary
- Dandelion
- Sunflower
Lime stain | Versatile
- Sea Pickle (foundry)
- 1 green dye and 1 white dye
Green dye | Primary
- Cactus (foundry)
Cyan dye | Secondary
- 1 green dye and 1 blue dye
Light blue dye | Versatile
- Blue orchid
- 1 blue dye and 1 white dye
Blue dye | Primary
- Lapis lazuli
- Cornflower
Purple Dye | Secondary
- 1 red dye and 1 blue dye
Magenta dye | Versatile
- Lilac
- Allium
- 1 purple dye and 1 pink dye
- 1 red dye, 1 blue dye and 1 pink dye
- 2 red dyes, 1 blue dye and 1 white dye
Pink dye | Versatile
- Peony
- Pink tulip
- 1 red dye and 1 white dye
Brown dye | Primary
- Cocoa beans
Black dye | Primary
- Ink bag
- Wither Rose
Gray dye | Secondary
- 1 black dye and 1 white dye
Light gray stain | Versatile
- Azure Bluet
- Big eyed daisy
- White tulip
- 2 white dyes and 1 black dye
- 1 white dye and 1 gray dye
White stain | Primary
- Bone meal
- Lily of the valley
Dye uses
Colorants are primarily aesthetic and can be used to modify all of the following elements, entities, and blocks:
- Banners
- Beds
- Candles (coming soon)
- The rugs
- Concrete powder
- Concrete
- Firework stars
- Glass blocks
- Glass panels
- Leather armor **
- Leather horse armor
- Sheep * (including baby sheep)
- Shulker boxes
- Terracotta (which can be glazed)
- Wool
