How To Make Dye In ARK Survival Evolved

You may want to know how to make dye in ARK Survival Evolved, as it's a useful resource for customisation and making yourself stand out more. ARK Survival Evolved is a survival crafting game set on an island full of prehistoric creatures, but between scavenging for food and surviving the local fauna, you can spend some time getting creative with your character and your buildings. So read on for our full breakdown of how to make Dye in ARK Survival Evolved. 

• Make sure to also check out how to make Kibble in ARK Survival Evolved, as it's key for taming different creatures.

What Is Dye In ARK Survival Evolved?

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Dye, which is also known as Colouring, is an item that is used to change the colour of structures and items, such as flags, armours, saddles, and even some creatures. There are 25 different colours you can make, which are: black, blue, brick, brown, cantaloupe, cyan, forest, green, magenta, mud, navy, olive, orange, parchment, pink, purple, red, royalty, silver, sky, slate, tan, tangerine, white, and yellow. 

Using your dyes can be done in the inventory, as you can just drag the Colouring to an item that you want to change. This works for items like armours, weapons, and saddles, and when you drag the Coloring onto them, a menu will open where you can select the specific part of the item you want to colour. Dye works different for structures, as you will need to get a Paintbrush or Spray Painter first. Drag the Coloring to one of these, equip the item, and then you can use it on structures. 

How To Make Dye In ARK Survival Evolved

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To make dye, you will need a Cooking Pot or Industrial Cooker, and while all recipes are slightly different, they always require a form of water from something like a Canteen, Waterskin, or water source connected to the cookers. Here are all the dye recipes:

Black Dye

• Narcoberry x15
• Charcoal x2

Blue Dye

• Azulberry x15
• Charcoal x2

Brick Dye

• Tintoberry x12
• Narcoberry x6
• Sparkpowder x1

Brown Dye

• Amarberry x6
• Azulberry x3
• Tintoberry x9
• Charcoal x2

Cantaloupe Dye

• Amarberry x7
• TIntoberry x7
• Stimberry x4
• Sparkpowder x1

Cyan Dye

• Amarberry x6
• Azulberry x12
• Sparkpowder x1

Forest Dye

• Amarberry x7
• Azulberry x7
• Narcoberry x4
• Gunpowder x1

Green Dye

• Amarberry x9
• Azulberry x9
• Charcoal x2

Magenta Dye

• Azulberry x9
• Tintoberry x9
• Sparkpowder x1

Mud Dye

• Amarberry x4
• Azulberry x1
• Tintoberry x7
• Narcoberry x6
• Sparkpowder x1

Navy Dye

• Azulberry x12
• Narcoberry x6
• Sparkpowder x1

Olive Dye

• Amarberry x12
• Narcoberry x6
• Sparkpowder x1

Orange Dye

• Amarberry x9
• Tintoberry x9
• Charcoal x2

Parchment

• Amarberry x12
• Stimberry x6
• Gunpowder x1

Pink Dye

• Tintoberry x12
• Stimberry x6
• Gunpowder x1

Purple Dye

• Azulberry x9
• Tintoberry x9
• Charcoal x2

Red Dye

• Tintoberry x15
• Charcoal x2

Royalty Dye

• Azulberry x7
• Tintoberry x7
• Narcoberry x4
• Gunpowder x1

Silver Dye

• Narcoberry x6
• Stimberry x12
• Gunpowder x1

Sky Dye

• Azulberry x12
• Stimberry x6
• Gunpowder x1

Slate Dye

• Narcoberry x12
• Stimberry x6
• Sparkpowder x1

Tan Dye

• Amarberry x4
• Azulberry x1
• Tintoberry x7
• Stimberry x6
• Gunpowder x1

Tangerine Dye

• Amarberry x7
• Tintoberry x7
• Narcoberry x4
• Gunpowder x1

White Dye

• Stimberry x15
• Charcoal x2

Yellow Dye

• Amarberry x15
• Charcoal x2

That's all for our primer on how to make Dye in ARK Survival Evolved, and now you know how the colours work, along with how to craft each one.