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Wool dyes are items used to change the color of wool. They were added in the beta 1.2 update. There are seven "primary" dyes (red, yellow, blue, green, white, black and brown) and nine "secondary" dyes.

Uses

Dyes can be placed with wool on a crafting table (in any position) to dye a single block. It can also be used on sheep to paint them. After shearing, the wool dropped will be of the painted color as well, possibly yielding more coloured wool than from crafting. Additionally, there are naturally occurring gray, light gray and black sheep that drop corresponding color wool as well.

Primary Colours

Name Source Color Notes
Rose Red Rose Red Rose Red
Dandelion Yellow Dandelion Yellow Dandelion Yellow
Lapis Lazuli Lapis Lazuli Lapis Lazuli Ore Blue
Cactus Green Cactus Green Cactus Green Cook the cactus in a furnace to get the dye
Ink Sack Ink Sack Dropped by Squid Black Black wool is also obtained from Black Sheep
Bone Meal Bone Meal Bones White Bones are dropped by Skeletons
File:BrownDye.png Coco Beans Currently unknown Brown

Secondary Colours

Name Source Color Notes
Orange Dye Orange Dye Rose Red + Dandelion Yellow Orange
Cyan Dye Cyan Dye Cactus Green + Lapis Lazuli Ore Cyan
Purple Dye Purple Dye Rose Red + Lapis Lazuli Ore Purple
Gray Dye Gray Dye Bone Meal + Ink sack Gray Gray wool is also obtained from Gray Sheep
File:LightBlue.PNG Light Blue Dye Bone Meal + Lapis Lazuli Light Blue
Pink Dye Pink Dye Bone Meal + Rose Red Pink
Lime Dye Lime Dye Cactus Green + Bone Meal Aqua Green
Light Gray Dye Light Gray Dye Bone Meal + Gray Dye Light Gray Light Gray wool is also obtained from Light Gray Sheep
Magenta Dye Magenta Dye Purple Dye + Pink Dye Magenta

Data Values

The color of the item depends on the damage value it is set to.

Name Data Value "Damage" Value
Bone Meal 0x0 0
Orange Dye 0x1 1
Magenta Dye 0x2 2
Light Blue Dye 0x3 3
Dandelion Yellow 0x4 4
Lime Dye 0x5 5
Pink Dye 0x6 6
Gray Dye 0x7 7
Light Gray Dye 0x8 8
Cyan Dye 0x9 9
Purple Dye 0xA 10
Lapis Lazuli 0xB 11
Coco Beans 0xC 12
Cactus Green 0xD 13
Rose Red 0xE 14
Ink Sack 0xF 15
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