Dye

An example of color coordinated clothing using 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.

“

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  3DS version, due to the unavailability of pixel shaders.

Basic Dyes

Basic Dyes
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 Dye   )	+ Black Dye	+ Silver Dye	Special
	Red Dye Internal Item ID: 1007	Red Husk	Cochineal Beetle
	Orange Dye Internal Item ID: 1008	Orange Bloodroot	Dirt  ceilings Underground/Cavern
	Yellow Dye Internal Item ID: 1009	Yellow Marigold	Grass Surface
	Lime Dye Internal Item ID: 1010	Lime Kelp	Water Cavern
	Green Dye Internal Item ID: 1011	Green Mushroom	Dirt Block
	Teal Dye Internal Item ID: 1012	Teal Mushroom	Dirt Block Underground/Cavern
	Cyan Dye Internal Item ID: 1013	Cyan Husk	Cyan Beetle Underground Snow
	Sky Blue Dye Internal Item ID: 1014	Sky Blue Flower	Jungle grass
	Blue Dye Internal Item ID: 1015	Blue Berries	Grass
	Purple Dye Internal Item ID: 1016	Purple Mucos	Sea Snail Ocean
	Violet Dye Internal Item ID: 1017	Violet Husk	Lac Beetle Underground Jungle
	Pink Dye Internal Item ID: 1018	Pink Prickly Pear	Grows on Cacti Desert
	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
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
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	+ +
	Green Flame Dye Internal Item ID: 1033	+ +
	Blue Flame Dye Internal Item ID: 1035	+ +
	Yellow Gradient Dye Internal Item ID: 1068	+ +
	Cyan Gradient Dye Internal Item ID: 1069	+ +
	Violet Gradient Dye Internal Item ID: 1070	+ +
	Rainbow Dye Internal Item ID: 1066	+ +
	Intense Flame Dye Internal Item ID: 1063	2	n/a
	Intense Green Flame Dye Internal Item ID: 1064	2	n/a
	Intense Blue Flame Dye Internal Item ID: 1065	2	n/a
	Intense Rainbow Dye Internal Item ID: 1067	2	n/a

Compound Dye

Compound Dyes
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: 1021 + n/a Yellow and Black Dye Internal Item ID: 1022 + n/a Lime and Black Dye Internal Item ID: 1023 + n/a Green and Black Dye Internal Item ID: 1024 + n/a Teal and Black Dye Internal Item ID: 1025 + n/a Cyan and Black Dye Internal Item ID: 1026 + n/a Sky Blue and Black Dye Internal Item ID: 1027 + n/a Blue and Black Dye Internal Item ID: 1028 + n/a Purple and Black Dye Internal Item ID: 1029 + n/a Violet and Black Dye Internal Item ID: 1030 + n/a Pink and Black Dye Internal Item ID: 1020 + 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

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 Internal Item ID: 3040	n/a	75		Always
	Blue Acid Dye Internal Item ID: 3028	n/a	75		Always
	Red Acid Dye Internal Item ID: 3560	n/a	20		Always
	Chlorophyte Dye Internal Item ID: 2883	n/a	1  50		After defeating any mechanical boss
	Gel Dye Internal Item ID: 3561		1  50		Hardmode
	Glowing Mushroom Dye Internal Item ID: 3041	n/a	75		Always
	Grim Dye Internal Item ID: 3598	n/a	1  50		Hardmode
	Hades Dye Internal Item ID: 3038	n/a	1  50		Hardmode
	Burning Hades Dye Internal Item ID: 3597	n/a	1  50		Hardmode
	Shadowflame Hades Dye Internal Item ID: 3600	n/a	1  50		Hardmode
	Living Ocean Dye Internal Item ID: 2873	n/a	1  50		After defeating any mechanical boss
	Living Flame Dye Internal Item ID: 2869	n/a	1  50		After defeating any mechanical boss
	Living Rainbow Dye Internal Item ID: 2870	n/a	1  50		After defeating any mechanical boss
	Martian Dye Internal Item ID: 2864	n/a	1  50		After Martian Madness
	Midnight Rainbow Dye Internal Item ID: 3556	n/a	1  50		After Martian Madness
	Mirage Dye Internal Item ID: 3534	n/a	75		Always
	Negative Dye Internal Item ID: 2872	n/a	75		Always
	Pixie Dye Internal Item ID: 2879	n/a	1  50		After defeating Plantera
	Phase Dye Internal Item ID: 3042	n/a	1  50		Hardmode
	Purple Ooze Dye Internal Item ID: 3025	n/a	75		Always
	Reflective Dye Internal Item ID: 3190	n/a	75		Always
	Reflective Copper Dye Internal Item ID: 3553	n/a	75		Always
	Reflective Gold Dye Internal Item ID: 3027	n/a	75		Always
	Reflective Obsidian Dye Internal Item ID: 3554	n/a	75		Always
	Reflective Metal Dye Internal Item ID: 3555	n/a	75		Always
	Reflective Silver Dye Internal Item ID: 3026	n/a	75		Always
	Shadow Dye Internal Item ID: 2871	n/a	75		Always
	Shifting Sands Dye Internal Item ID: 3533		1  50		Hardmode
	Skiphs's Blood Internal Item ID: 3024	n/a	3		After defeating Moon Lord
	Twilight Dye Internal Item ID: 3039	n/a	1  50		Hardmode
	Wisp Dye Internal Item ID: 2878	n/a	1  50		After defeating Plantera
	Infernal Wisp Dye Internal Item ID: 2885	n/a	1  50		After defeating Plantera
	Unicorn Wisp Dye Internal Item ID: 2884	n/a	1  50		After defeating Plantera

Lunar Dyes

Lunar Dyes
Statistics
Rarity
Sell	2  50

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

Dye		Ingredients	Crafts
	Nebula Dye Internal Item ID: 3527	1 + 10	n/a
	Solar Dye Internal Item ID: 3526	1 + 10	n/a
	Stardust Dye Internal Item ID: 3529	1 + 10	n/a
	Vortex Dye Internal Item ID: 3528	1 + 10	n/a

Other Dyes

Other Dyes

Dye		Source	Crafts	Sell	Rarity
	Loki's Dye Internal Item ID: 3599	Hardmode Treasure Bag	n/a	3
	Pink Gel Dye Internal Item ID: 3562	1 + 10   @	n/a	1  50
	Shifting Pearlsands Dye Internal Item ID: 3535	1 + 20   @	n/a	1  50
	Team Dye Internal Item ID: 1969	Dye Trader (1 ) (In multiplayer only)	n/a	20
	Void Dye Internal Item ID: 3530	5 + 1   @	n/a	2  50

Achievement

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

Notes

• All vanity items will benefit from dye, with the exception of the Familiar clothes. The colors shown when wearing Familiar clothes 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 a 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 costume 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 dyes color. 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.

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 combination 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

• 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.

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.