How to Craft Every Color Dye in Minecraft
Posted by Dals | 26 August 2026
Minecraft has a lot of dyes for recoloring blocks like concrete, wool, cushions, banners, and more! Figuring out how to craft them, though, can be a bit of a mess, especially when it comes down to combining dye colors.
We've broken down the best methods for crafting each color of dye below so you can quickly find the one you're looking for!
How to Craft White Dye
Main Ingredient: Bone Meal
Alternatives:
Swap Bone Meal for Lily of the Valley
How to Craft Light Gray Dye
Main Ingredient: Azure Bluet
Alternatives:
Swap Azure Bluet for either an Oxeye Daisy or a White Tulip
Combine a Black Dye with 2 White Dyes
Combine a Gray Dye with 1 White Dye
How to Craft Gray Dye
Main Ingredient: Closd Eyeblossom
Alternatives:
Combine 1 Black Dye with 1 White Dye
How to Craft Black Dye
Main Ingredient: Ink Sac
Alternatives:
Swap Ink Sac for Wither Rose
How to Craft Brown Dye
Main Ingredient: Cocoa Beans
How to Craft Red Dye
Main Ingredient: Poppy
Alternatives:
Swap Poppy for a Red Tulip, a Rose Bush, or a Beetroot
How to Craft Orange Dye
Main ingredient: Orange Tulip
Alternatives:
Swap Orange Tulip for a Torchflower or an Open Eyeblossom
Combine 1 Red Dye with 1 Yellow Dye
How to Craft Yellow Dye
Main Ingredient: Dandelion
Alternatives:
Swap Dandelion for a Sunflower or Wildflowers
How to Craft Green Dye
Main Ingredient: Cactus
How to Craft Lime Dye
Main Ingredient: Sea Pickle
Alternatives:
Combine 1 Green Dye with 1 White Dye in a crafting table
How to Craft Cyan Dye
Main Ingredient: Pitcher Plant
Alternatives:
Combine 1 Blue Dye with 1 Green Dye
How to Craft Light Blue Dye
Main Ingredient: Blue Orchid
Alternatives:
Combine 1 Blue Dye with 1 White Dye
How to Craft Blue Dye
Main Ingredient: Lapis Lazuli
Alternatives:
Swap Lapis Lazuli for Cornflower
How to Craft Purple Dye
Main Ingredients: Blue Dye + Red Dye
How to Craft Magenta Dye
Main Ingredient: Lilac
Alternatives:
Swap Lilac for Allium
Combine 1 Purple Dye with 1 Pink Dye
Combine 2 Red Dye with 1 Blue Dye and 1 White Dye
Combine 1 Pink Dye with 1 Red Dye and 1 Blue Dye
How to Craft Pink Dye
Main Ingredient: Peony
Alternatives:
Swap Peony for Pink Tulip, Pink Petals, or Cactus Flower
Combine 1 Red Dye with 1 White Dye
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