Dyes

    Desktop/Console/Old-gen console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, Old-gen console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

An example of color coordinated clothing using Dyes.

My dear, what you're wearing is much too drab. You absolutely must take a lesson in dyeing your tired attire!

— The Dye Trader

Dyes are cosmetic items that can be placed in the Dye Slots of a player's inventory to alter the colors/textures of equipped Armor, Vanity items, and Accessories. The Dye Trader NPC sells two dyes as well as the Dye Vat (5 .) The other Dyes must be crafted using the Dye Vat or obtained through trading in Strange Plants to the Dye Trader NPC. Primary crafted Dyes can be further combined to craft shade, gradient, and patterned Dyes. There are currently 110 (  ) / 68 () different dyes in the game (109 / 67 on single-player worlds, as Team Dye is not available in single-player worlds).

Dyes are not available on the  DS version, due to the unavailability of pixel shaders.

Basic Dyes

Basic Dyes

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Statistics

Rarity
Sell	20

All basic dyes are crafted at the Dye Vat. Their crafting ingredients (not including Silver Dye and Brown Dye) can be found growing as an Object in the natural world or as a guaranteed drop from special enemies. All dye plants show on the map.

Basic Dye		Ingredients	Source	Crafts
				String	Bright Dye (+ Silver)	+ Black	+ Silver	Special
	Red Dye    Internal Item ID: 1007	Red Husk	Cochineal Beetle					Flame Dye
	Orange Dye    Internal Item ID: 1008	Orange Bloodroot	Dirt(ceilings) Underground/Cavern					Flame Dye Yellow Gradient Dye
	Yellow Dye    Internal Item ID: 1009	Yellow Marigold	Grass Surface					Flame Dye Yellow Gradient Dye Green Flame Dye
	Lime Dye    Internal Item ID: 1010	Lime Kelp	Water Cavern					Yellow Gradient Dye Green Flame Dye
	Green Dye    Internal Item ID: 1011	Green Mushroom	Dirt					Green Flame Dye
	Teal Dye    Internal Item ID: 1012	Teal Mushroom	Dirt Underground/Cavern					Cyan Gradient Dye
	Cyan Dye    Internal Item ID: 1013	Cyan Husk	Cyan Beetle Underground Snow					Cyan Gradient Dye Blue Flame Dye
	Sky Blue Dye    Internal Item ID: 1014	Sky Blue Flower	Jungle grass					Cyan Gradient Dye Blue Flame Dye
	Blue Dye    Internal Item ID: 1015	Blue Berries	Grass					Blue Flame Dye
	Purple Dye    Internal Item ID: 1016	Purple Mucos	Sea Snail Ocean					Violet Gradient Dye
	Violet Dye    Internal Item ID: 1017	Violet Husk	Lac Beetle Underground Jungle					Violet Gradient Dye
	Pink Dye    Internal Item ID: 1018	Pink Prickly Pear	Grows on Cacti Desert					Violet Gradient Dye
	Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1050	Black Ink	Squid Ocean water		n/a	n/a		all [...] and Black Dyes
	Brown Dye   Internal Item ID: 2874	n/a	Dye Trader    (1 )					n/a
	Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 1037	n/a	Dye Trader    (1 )	n/a			n/a	all [...] and Silver Dyes

Bright Dye

Bright Dyes

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Statistics

Rarity
Sell	20

All colored basic dyes (except for black) can be combined with Silver Dye to craft Bright Dyes at the Dye Vat.

Dye		Ingredients	Crafts
	Bright Red Dye    Internal Item ID: 1038	+	n/a
	Bright Orange Dye    Internal Item ID: 1039	+	n/a
	Bright Yellow Dye    Internal Item ID: 1040	+	n/a
	Bright Lime Dye    Internal Item ID: 1041	+	n/a
	Bright Green Dye    Internal Item ID: 1042	+	n/a
	Bright Teal Dye    Internal Item ID: 1043	+	n/a
	Bright Cyan Dye    Internal Item ID: 1044	+	n/a
	Bright Sky Blue Dye    Internal Item ID: 1045	+	n/a
	Bright Blue Dye    Internal Item ID: 1046	+	n/a
	Bright Purple Dye    Internal Item ID: 1047	+	n/a
	Bright Violet Dye    Internal Item ID: 1048	+	n/a
	Bright Pink Dye    Internal Item ID: 1049	+	n/a
	Bright Brown Dye   Internal Item ID: 2876	+	n/a
	Bright Silver Dye   Internal Item ID: 3558	× 2	n/a

Gradient Dyes

Gradient Dyes

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Statistics

Rarity
Sell	20

These dyes produce fade effects between multiple colors. They are crafted at the Dye Vat.

Dye		Ingredients	Crafts
	Flame Dye    Internal Item ID: 1031	Red Dye + Orange Dye + Yellow Dye	Flame and Black Dye Flame and Silver Dye Intense Flame Dye
	Green Flame Dye    Internal Item ID: 1033	Green Dye + Lime Dye + Yellow Dye	Green Flame and Black Dye Green Flame and Silver Dye Intense Green Flame Dye
	Blue Flame Dye    Internal Item ID: 1035	Blue Dye + Sky Blue Dye + Cyan Dye	Blue Flame and Black Dye Blue Flame and Silver Dye Intense Blue Flame Dye
	Yellow Gradient Dye    Internal Item ID: 1068	Lime Dye + Yellow Dye + Orange Dye	Rainbow Dye
	Cyan Gradient Dye    Internal Item ID: 1069	Teal Dye + Cyan Dye + Sky Blue Dye	Rainbow Dye
	Violet Gradient Dye    Internal Item ID: 1070	Pink Dye + Violet Dye + Purple Dye	Rainbow Dye
	Rainbow Dye    Internal Item ID: 1066	Yellow Gradient Dye + Cyan Gradient Dye + Violet Gradient Dye	Intense Rainbow Dye
	Intense Flame Dye    Internal Item ID: 1063	Flame Dye × 2	n/a
	Intense Green Flame Dye    Internal Item ID: 1064	Green Flame Dye × 2	n/a
	Intense Blue Flame Dye    Internal Item ID: 1065	Blue Flame Dye × 2	n/a
	Intense Rainbow Dye    Internal Item ID: 1067	Rainbow Dye × 2	n/a

Compound Dye

Compound Dyes

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Statistics

Rarity
Sell	20

These dyes form patterns with multiple colors, applied as separate blocks depending on the shape of the item. All colored basic dyes, and some "flame" gradient dyes, can be combined with Black or Silver Dye to craft "<Color> and Black Dye" or "<Color> and Silver Dye", respectively. They are crafted at the Dye Vat.

Dye		Ingredients	Crafts
	Red and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1019	+	n/a
	Orange and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1020	+	n/a
	Yellow and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1021	+	n/a
	Lime and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1022	+	n/a
	Green and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1023	+	n/a
	Teal and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1024	+	n/a
	Cyan and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1025	+	n/a
	Sky Blue and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1026	+	n/a
	Blue and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1027	+	n/a
	Purple and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1028	+	n/a
	Violet and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1029	+	n/a
	Pink and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1030	+	n/a
	Brown and Black Dye   Internal Item ID: 2875	+	n/a
	Silver and Black Dye   Internal Item ID: 3559	+	n/a
	Flame and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1032	+	n/a
	Green Flame and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1034	+	n/a
	Blue Flame and Black Dye    Internal Item ID: 1036	+	n/a

Dye		Ingredients	Crafts
	Red and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 1051	+	n/a
	Orange and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 1052	+	n/a
	Yellow and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 1053	+	n/a
	Lime and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 1054	+	n/a
	Green and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 1055	+	n/a
	Teal and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 1056	+	n/a
	Cyan and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 1057	+	n/a
	Sky Blue and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 1058	+	n/a
	Blue and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 1059	+	n/a
	Purple and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 1060	+	n/a
	Violet and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 1061	+	n/a
	Pink and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 1062	+	n/a
	Brown and Silver Dye   Internal Item ID: 2877	+	n/a
	Black and White Dye   Internal Item ID: 3557	+	n/a
	Flame and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 3550	+	n/a
	Green Flame and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 3551	+	n/a
	Blue Flame and Silver Dye    Internal Item ID: 3552	+	n/a

Strange Dyes

Strange Dyes

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Statistics

These dye are given as quest rewards by the Dye Trader in exchange for Strange Plants. Orange and Cyan level rarity dyes can only be awarded in a Hardmode world.

Dye		Crafts	Sell	Rarity	Availability
	Acid Dye	n/a	75		Always
	Blue Acid Dye	n/a	75		Always
	Red Acid Dye	n/a	20		Always
	Chlorophyte Dye	n/a	1  50		After defeating any mechanical boss
	Gel Dye		1  50		Hardmode
	Glowing Mushroom Dye	n/a	75		Always
	Grim Dye	n/a	1  50		Hardmode
	Hades Dye	n/a	1  50		Hardmode
	Burning Hades Dye	n/a	1  50		Hardmode
	Shadowflame Hades Dye	n/a	1  50		Hardmode
	Living Ocean Dye	n/a	1  50		After defeating any mechanical boss
	Living Flame Dye	n/a	1  50		After defeating any mechanical boss
	Living Rainbow Dye	n/a	1  50		After defeating any mechanical boss
	Martian Dye	n/a	1  50		After Martian Madness
	Midnight Rainbow Dye	n/a	1  50		After Martian Madness
	Mirage Dye	n/a	75		Always
	Negative Dye	n/a	75		Always
	Pixie Dye	n/a	1  50		After defeating Plantera
	Phase Dye	n/a	1  50		Hardmode
	Purple Ooze Dye	n/a	75		Always
	Reflective Dye	n/a	75		Always
	Reflective Copper Dye	n/a	75		Always
	Reflective Gold Dye	n/a	75		Always
	Reflective Obsidian Dye	n/a	75		Always
	Reflective Metal Dye	n/a	75		Always
	Reflective Silver Dye	n/a	75		Always
	Shadow Dye	n/a	75		Always
	Shifting Sands Dye		1  50		Hardmode
	Skiphs's Blood	n/a	3		After defeating Moon Lord
	Twilight Dye	n/a	1  50		Hardmode
	Wisp Dye	n/a	1  50		After defeating Plantera
	Infernal Wisp Dye	n/a	1  50		After defeating Plantera
	Unicorn Wisp Dye	n/a	1  50		After defeating Plantera

Lunar Dyes

Lunar Dyes

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Statistics

Rarity
Sell	2  50

These animated dyes are crafted using Lunar Fragments at the Dye Vat.

Dye		Ingredients	Crafts
	Nebula Dye	+ 10	n/a
	Solar Dye	+ 10	n/a
	Stardust Dye	+ 10	n/a
	Vortex Dye	+ 10	n/a

Other Dyes

Other Dyes

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Statistics

Dye		Source	Crafts	Sell	Rarity
	Loki's Dye	Expert Mode Treasure Bag	n/a	3
	Pink Gel Dye	× 1 + 10   @	n/a	1  50
	Shifting Pearlsands Dye	× 1 + 20   @	n/a	1  50
	Team Dye	Dye Trader (1 ) (In multiplayer only)	n/a	20
	Void Dye	5 + 1   @	n/a	2  50

Achievements

Dye Hard • "Equip a dye in every possible dye slot."

Equip dyes in all dye slots.   

Notes

• All vanity items will benefit from dye, except for the Familiar set. The colors shown when wearing the Familiar set can be changed using a Dresser instead.
  • The Familiar Wig will change the player's hair color when dyed. This allows for interesting Dye/Hair Dye combos.
• Some dyes work with the Familiar Wig and will alter the color of the hair when applied. This effectively gives even more customization potential to player hair than was previously available.
• When transformed into a werewolf or a merfolk by Neptune's Shell, Moon Charm or Moon Shell, any dye placed in the Dye Slots will color the werewolf or merfolk form's head, torso, and legs as if they are Vanity items.
• The dye crafting materials found naturally-placed can be placed again manually by players (eg. as decoration) excluding the Pink Prickly Pear. Green and Teal mushrooms, as well as the Sky Blue Flower, can be placed on any blocks. Orange Bloodroot must be hung from the underside of any block. Lime Kelp must be submerged in liquid. Enemy-dropped dye crafting materials cannot be placed (Red/Cyan/Violet Husks, Purple Mucos, Black Ink). When they are placed, they occupy space as one tile, even though most of them look larger or taller than one tile (same happens to Strange Plants).
• Basic and Combined Dyes only affect the hue of an armor's color, but not the saturation level (i.e. how vibrant the color is). This means that armor and clothing that are dull in color, such as Ninja clothes, Necro armor, and Reaper set are relatively unaffected by these dyes. Compound Dyes, however, override an armor's color completely, so they do not have the same problem.
• Some white/silver colored clothing items, such as the Mrs. Claus Heels, will not dye properly with a basic dye but will take on the desired color when a combination that features Silver Dye is applied.
•    It takes at least 170 Strange Plants to obtain 15 of each dye (3 dye per plant) reward for 13 dye slots (Likely much more, since obtaining many repeat rewards from the Dye Trader is common.)
•    Dyes with a small blue orb in their icon have a unique animation.
•    The lid of a dye container seems to indicate some things about the type of dye:
  • A dark gray lid indicates basic dyes
  • A silver lid indicates Bright dyes
  • A blueish gray lid indicates multicolored/gradient dyes, with a deeper blue lid for Intense dyes
  • A checkered lid indicates a compound dye, with dark being __ and black, light being __ and silver, and bluish being __ flame and black
  • A green lid indicates glowing
  • A gold lid indicates the dye is reflective
  • A purple lid indicates animated dyes or other special effects
  • A red lid is reserved for Team dye
• Dye also changes the appearance of the player's helmet on the map
• Some dyes that have an animation - such as the Living Flame dye or Phase Dye - can cause mounts, railcars, and the Wisp in a Bottle to appear invisible
• For some armors (such as meteor armor), the trails will reflect the color of the dye. This means that if you have blue dye, pink dye, and yellow dye on an armor, it will split to where it shows trails of the three colors.
• Oddly, there is no white dye, however, bright silver can sometimes be an alternative.
• The compound dyes have a different texture on  Old-gen console version and  Mobile version, showing one normal sized bottle with colored dye next to a small bottle with black or silver dye.

Tips

• All dyes and items used to create them sell for 20 , so a beginning character should pick them up whenever encountered to sell them even if they aren't interested in the dye itself.

To craft thirteen (  ) / three ( ) of each Dye (one for each dye slot, including combined and compound dyes), it takes:

• 104    / 24   each of Red Husks, Green Mushrooms, Teal Mushrooms, Blue Berries, Purple Mucoses, Violet Husks and Pink Prickly Pears;
• 156    / 36   each of Orange Bloodroots, Lime Kelps, Cyan Husks and Sky Blue Flowers;
• 208    / 48   Yellow Marigolds;
• 247    / 48   Black Inks;
• 403    / 75   Silver Dyes (costing 4  3     / 75   );
• 13    / 3   Team Dyes (costing 13     / 3   , multiplayer-exclusive);
• 52    Brown Dyes (costing 52 );
• 130    Pink Gel;
• 260    Crystal Shards.

To craft only one of each Dye, if you don't want to repeat any, it takes:

• 8 each of Red Husks, Green Mushrooms, Teal Mushrooms, Blue Berries, Purple Mucoses, Violet Husks and Pink Prickly Pears;
• 15 each of Orange Bloodroots, Lime Kelps, Cyan Husks and Sky Blue Flowers;
• 16 Yellow Marigolds;
• 19    / 16   Black Inks;
• 31    / 25   Silver Dyes;(costing 31     / 25   );
• 1 Team Dye (costing 1 , multiplayer-exclusive);
• 4    Brown Dyes (costing 4 );
• 10    Pink Gel;
• 20    Crystal Shards.

Trivia

• It was going to be possible to apply dyes to weapons. The feature was later scrapped because the particle and dye systems didn't work very well with it.
• If not hunting for either specifically, and a mechanical boss has already been defeated, it is more likely that one will acquire the Living Rainbow Dye before the Rainbow Dye due to Rainbow Dye's complex crafting tree.
• The effect of the Hades dyes are a reference to the character Hades in Disney's 1997 animated feature film, Hercules.
• The achievement, Dye Hard, is a referential pun, based on the 1988 holiday movie, "Die Hard".

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.4.4: Some dye items rarity colors tweaked.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Graphics of all dyes updated.
  • Brown Dye and its variants introduced.
  • Bright Silver Dye, Silver and Black Dye and Black and White Dye introduced.
  • Animated dye and special craftable dyes introduced.
  • Dyes now color particle effects (such as those from Rocket Boots)

• Desktop 1.2.3: Dyes now stack. They can also be applied to accessories. Team Dye introduced.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.
  • Items that were called dyes previously for crafting have been changed to thread.