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How to Dye Armor in Minecraft

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Leather armor, leather horse armor and wolf armor can be dyed. In Java Edition, craft the item together with 1 or more dyes. In Bedrock Edition, dye water in a cauldron and use the item on the cauldron. Use dyed armor on a cauldron of undyed water to remove the dye.

What you need

Step by step

  1. Get leather armor, leather horse armor or wolf armor. These are the items that can be dyed this way.
  2. Get dyes. There are sixteen dyes.
  3. Java Edition: craft the item together with 1 or more dyes in a crafting grid.
  4. Bedrock Edition: dye the water in a cauldron with dye, then use the item on the cauldron. This uses 1 layer of water and does not change the water's color.
  5. To remove the dye, use the dyed leather armor on a cauldron with undyed water (Bedrock). This changes the water's color to the armor's dye color and leaves the armor with no dye.
  6. For reference, the default leather armor color is #A06540.

Java vs Bedrock

Java: dyeing is done by crafting the item with dye. Bedrock: dyeing uses a cauldron of dyed water, 1 layer per item. Undyeing uses a cauldron of undyed water for leather armor, leather horse armor and wolf armor.

Versions: Describes the current Java and Bedrock releases. See the edition note above for differences.

Frequently asked questions

Can you dye iron or netherite armor?

Only leather armor, leather horse armor and wolf armor can be dyed. Other armor sets cannot.

How do you dye armor in Bedrock Edition?

Dye the water in a cauldron, then use the armor on the cauldron. It uses 1 layer of water and does not change the water's color.

How do I remove the dye?

Use the dyed item on a cauldron with undyed water. For leather armor this changes the water to the armor's dye color.

Can I dye wolf armor?

Yes. Craft it with dye in Java Edition, or use it on a cauldron of dyed water in Bedrock Edition. It cannot be equipped on baby wolves.

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