"Cactus Green" redirects here. For the plant, see Cactus.
Green dye is a primary color dye.
Obtaining[]
Chest loot[]
Green dye can be found in a desert village house chest.
Smelting[]
| Cactus + Any fuel |
| [Java Edition only] |
| Cactus + Any fuel |
| [Bedrock Edition only] |
Trading[]
Wandering traders sell 3 green dye for an emerald.
Usage[]
Like all other dyes, green dye can be:
- Applied to sheep to dye their wool, which can then be sheared for 1–3 blocks of green wool.
- Applied to tamed wolves to dye their collars.
- Applied to tamed cats to dye their collars.
- Used to dye or stain wool, leather armor, beds, glass, terracotta and shulker boxes.
- Combined with gunpowder to make a firework star.
- Combined with a firework star to create a fade-to-color effect.
- Used to add patterns to banners.
- Used to dye shulkers in Bedrock and Education editions.
- Used to dye water contained in cauldrons in Bedrock and Education editions.
- Combined with sand and gravel to craft concrete powder.
- Combined with compounds to craft balloons or glow sticks in Bedrock and Education editions.
Crafting ingredient[]
| Lapis Lazuli + Green Dye |
| [Bedrock and Education editions only] |
| Blue Dye + Green Dye |
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| Latex + Green Dye + Helium + Lead | [Bedrock and Education editions only] | |
| White Bed + Green Dye | White beds can be re-dyed using dyes.[Java Edition only] | |
| Any Bed + Green Dye | A bed of any color can be re-dyed using dyes.[Bedrock and Education editions only] | |
| Candle + Green Dye | ||
| White Carpet + Green Dye |
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| Green Dye + Sand + Gravel |
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| Gunpowder + Green Dye + Head or Gold Nugget or Feather or Fire Charge + Glowstone Dust + Diamond | Up to eight dyes can be added. One head, gold nugget, feather, or fire charge can be added. Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients. | |
| Polyethylene + Hydrogen Peroxide + Green Dye + Luminol | [Bedrock and Education editions only] | |
| Shulker Box or Any Shulker Box + Green Dye | The shulker box retains its contents. If it is renamed on an anvil, it also retains its name. | |
| Glass + Green Dye |
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| Glass Pane + Green Dye |
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| Terracotta + Green Dye |
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| White Wool + Green Dye | [Java Edition only] | |
| Any Wool + Green Dye | [Bedrock and Education editions only] | |
| Green Dye + White Dye |
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| Green Dye + Bone Meal |
| [Bedrock and Education editions only] |
| Green Dye + Banner | ||
| Green Dye + Banner + Vines or Bricks or Creeper Head or Wither Skeleton Skull or Oxeye Daisy or Enchanted Golden Apple |
Loom ingredient[]
Trading[]
Expert level shepherd villagers have 1⁄6 chance to buy 12 green dye for an emerald.[Bedrock Edition only] Expert level shepherds have a 2⁄7 chance to buy 12 green dye for 1 emerald.[Java Edition only]
Data values[]
ID[]
Java Edition:
| Green Dye | green_dye | Item | item.minecraft.green_dye |
Bedrock Edition:
| Green Dye | green_dye | dye / 2 | 397 | Item | item.dye.green.name |
Video[]
History[]
| Added the ability to dye leather armor and wolf collars. |
| Cactus green can be crafted with gunpowder to create a firework star. |
| Stained clay can now be crafted. |
| Stained glass can now be crafted. |
| Added banners, which can be dyed. |
| Added the ability to dye shulker boxes. |
| Cactus green can now be used to craft green concrete powder. |
| Added the ability to dye beds. |
| The different data values for the dye ID have now been split up into their own IDs. |
| Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 351. |
| "Cactus Green" has been renamed to "Green Dye". |
| Cactus green is now obtainable by smelting cacti in a furnace. It still has no usage. |
| Cactus green can now be used to craft cyan dye, lime dye, and green wool. |
| Cactus green can now be used to dye water in cauldrons. |
| Cactus green can now be used to dye shulkers. |
| Cactus green can now be used to dye beds, shulker boxes, and craft concrete powder. |
| Cactus green can now be used to craft stained glass, patterns on banners, and firework stars. |
| Cactus green can now be used to craft balloons and glow sticks. |
| "Cactus Green" has been renamed to "Green Dye". |
| Green dye is now sold by wandering traders. |
| Green dye can now be found in desert village house chests. |
| Green dye can be sold to shepherd villagers. |
| The ID of green dye has been changed from dye/2 to green_dye. |
| "Cactus Green" has been renamed to "Green Dye". |
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Green Dye" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Is cactus the only way to get green dye in Minecraft?
There are three methods of obtaining green dye in Minecraft. You can smelt it yourself with a furnace and cactus, you can trade with a wandering trader to get 3 green dye for 1 emerald, and you can find it in desert village house chests.
What drops green dye in Minecraft?
Green Dye is a primary color that is obtained by smelting Cactus in a furnace. It can be used to re-color a number of items.
Does green dye exist in Minecraft?
A green dye is one of the many dyes that players can make in Minecraft. It is an item that can be made with a furnace rather than a crafting table.
Can you craft green dye?
In Minecraft, green dye is one of the many dyes that you can make. However, it is not made with a crafting table but rather with a furnace.
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