Yellow Dye — Minecraft block

Yellow Dye

Yellow Dye colors wool, glass, terracotta, and leather armor bright yellow, crafted from a single dandelion or sunflower.

Block ID minecraft:yellow_dye
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Yellow Dye is a primary dye in Minecraft used to color wool, terracotta, glass, concrete powder, beds, banners, candles, and leather armor a bright yellow. Players craft it in two ways: place one dandelion in the crafting grid for 1 yellow dye, or a sunflower for 2 yellow dye. Before Java Edition 1.14 the item was called "Dandelion Yellow"; the 1.14 update renamed it to Yellow Dye and unified the dye system across Java and Bedrock. Yellow is one of the three primary dyes, so it cannot be mixed from other colors, but it is itself an ingredient: combining yellow dye with red dye yields 2 orange dye. You can apply yellow dye directly to a sheep to turn its wool yellow, then shear it for a renewable supply of yellow wool. Yellow dye also colors tamed wolf and cat collars, dyes Shulker boxes for color-coded storage, and tints firework stars. Because dandelions are common in plains and most grassy biomes, yellow dye is one of the easiest colors to mass-produce early in a survival world.

Java & Bedrock Guide

How to make and use Yellow Dye in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Gather dandelions or sunflowers

    Pick dandelions in plains and grassy biomes, or harvest sunflowers from sunflower plains. Both flowers break instantly by hand.

  2. 2

    Craft the yellow dye

    Place one dandelion anywhere in the crafting grid for 1 yellow dye, or one sunflower for 2 yellow dye.

  3. 3

    Apply the dye

    Combine yellow dye with a dyeable item — wool, glass, concrete powder, a bed, banner, candle, or leather armor — in the grid, or use it directly on a sheep.

  4. 4

    Make orange dye (optional)

    Combine 1 yellow dye with 1 red dye to craft 2 orange dye when you need a warmer tone.

Version note

Before Java Edition 1.14 this item was named "Dandelion Yellow"; the recipe and uses are otherwise unchanged.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Dandelion Dandelion x1
Crafting
Dandelion
Yellow Dye
1
Yellow Dye

Used in crafts

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Yellow Dye in Minecraft?

Place one dandelion in the crafting grid for 1 yellow dye, or one sunflower for 2 yellow dye.

Is Yellow Dye renewable?

Yes. Dandelions and sunflowers regrow naturally, and bonemeal can spawn more dandelions on grass, so yellow dye is fully renewable.

Can Yellow Dye make other colors?

Yes. Combining yellow dye with red dye produces 2 orange dye. Yellow itself is a primary dye and cannot be mixed from other colors.

What can you dye with Yellow Dye?

Wool, terracotta, glass, concrete powder, beds, banners, candles, Shulker boxes, leather armor, and wolf or cat collars.

Does Yellow Dye work in both Java and Bedrock?

Yes. Yellow dye and its recipes are identical in Java and Bedrock Edition since the dye system was unified in 1.14.

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