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Armor Dyes are a new feature in Diablo III, revealed by Jay Wilson at Gamescom, in August, 2010. [1]

There will be about 15 different colors of dye, which players can apply to their character's armor. Dyeing (not dying) will change the color of an item in some aesthetically-pleasing way. Items are designed to be dyed; the whole thing doesn't change color, but just some portion of it; usually just an outline or a stripe or sash, depending on the item.

Armor dyeing is purely cosmetic; there's no combat benefit nor other advantage to using them. It's just something for players to have fun with and give their character some originality. Dyes are found in various levels of rarity, and there will be some ultra-rare dyes. Dyes can not be salvaged [2] though, so dyes that are not going to be used by a player are likely to become a trade commodity.

Dyes did not make an appearance in the Diablo III beta test.

Armor Dyes

Armor dye examples, show in a Blizzcon 2010 panel.

Armor dyes can be found or purchased, with perhaps other ways of obtainment, and there will be rarer dyes as well as more common ones. For instance, a shade of red may be found all the time, but a darker shade might be much less common, and thus all the more desired.

Dyes are single use; when you use a color on any piece of armor, it's gone. A player will need to find multiple samples of the same dye to color all of their equipment the same hue.

It's not known how many pieces of armor can be dyed; definitely the body armor, as well as pants. It should also be possible to dye your shoulders, bracers, belt, gloves, and boots. Helms will likely be dyeable as well, despite their apparent metallic nature. It's magical dye!

Special Dyes

Dyes in the Blizzcon 2010 demo.

In addition to the normal dyes listed in the table below, there are two additional "dyes" which are not pigments themselves, but have special functions

All-Soap's Miraculous Dye Remover: Returns a single piece of armor to its original color.

The miraculous, mystical tonic that removes stains, cures rotfoot and tastes great! It's got what plants crave! Warning: Do Not Drink.

Vanishing Dye: Renders a single piece of armor invisible.

Causes materials to vanish before your very eyes! Be sure not to apply this to your undergarments.

Note: "It's got what plants crave!" is a reference to the film Idiocracy.

Dye List

There is reasonable room to speculate that some of the dyes have more function than a simple pallete shift. The description for the Abyssal dye, as an example, states "as though it were drinking in the very light that touches it," maybe hinting at some sort of extended animation or perhaps a different shader to the applied armor in question. This is just speculation, however, and remains to be seen in-game, however it is backed up by some of the official Blizzard statements on the dyes.

The table below is subject to change upon release of the game, where it will be updated. The source of the dyes (whether they are all drops, quest rewards, achievement rewards, or other sources) are currently unknown.

Dye Name	Description	Source
Tanner's Dye	Leatherworkers use a variety of oils to seal their skins with a rich, natural brown pigment.	Unknown
Pale Dye	Many commoners use sunlight and minerals to bleach their garments an off-white color.	Unknown
Winter Dye	Jars of crushed Veilwood petals are buried in the snow throughout the winter to create this popular hue.	Unknown
Aquatic Dye	Sailors from Lut Gholein distill the waters of the Twin Seas and apply the mixture to their sails in order to blend in and avoid detection by pirates.	Unknown
Cardinal Dye	Once reserved only for nobility, this bright red pigment is now donned by both the influential and the courageous.	Unknown
Ranger's Dye	Hunters and bandits alike use the bark of the Gorsenna plant to blend in with the shadows of the forest.	Unknown
Rogue's Dye	The preferred shade of those who do not wish to be seen, especially at night.	Unknown
Desert Dye	Carried by the merchant caravans of the Dry Steppes to reflect the sun and hide dust.	Unknown
Autumn Dye	The monks from theOrder of Yir crush the first leaves of autumn into tea, and apply it to their robes during the Ceremony of the Harvest Moon.	Unknown
Lovely Dye	Named for the beauty of Queen Alyssa, who once had a thousand gowns created in this color as a gift from King Leoric.	Unknown
Summer Dye	This brightly colored dye is extracted from spices shipped from Kurast at great expense.	Unknown
Spring Dye	Traditionally worn during the Hearth Festival in Bramwell to celebrate the first thaw of springtime.	Unknown
Elegant Dye	The bright colors of the Hezna flower are always a favorite amongst the fashionable elite of Caldeum.	Unknown
Forester's Dye	The Wardens of Duncraig wear coats of this color while patrolling the woods for poachers and wolves.	Unknown
Mariner's Dye	Officers of vessels navigating the Skovos Isles wear deep blue garments to indicate seniority.	Unknown
Golden Dye	Flecks of gold are melted into boiling oil to create a rare pigment used strictly by nobility.	Unknown
Royal Dye	For many years this color was forbidden to all citizens of Kingsport outside the Royal Family.	Unknown
Infernal Dye	The bottle is warm to the touch, seeming to flicker with liquid fire.	Unknown
Purity Dye	This mysterious mixture seems to make any material it is applied to impossible to soil, swirling and coalescing like a cloud.	Unknown
Abyssal Dye	The inky blackness seems to grow even darker when exposed to the sun, as though it were drinking in the very light that touches it.	Unknown

Official Comments

More information about how dyes will be obtained and how they will function in the game came from the Diablo 3 community manager, Bashiok, who answered some fan questions about armor dyes after they were revealed at Gamescom in August 2010.

Bashiok:I wouldn't take the mechanics of how dyes will be accessed as gospel just yet, there have been many ideas on integrating them with other systems, but for the sake of implementation they're drops. They could stay that way, we'll just have to see.

Will the dyes be used solely on individual armor pieces or will there be patterns that change the entire scheme of the character's attire as well?

Bashiok: There are specific slots that are able to be dyed, and it's generally the slots where dying them would actually matter (ie they have some surface area to be dyed).

The dye system is also not a tinting system. And by that I mean we don't apply a color shift to the entire piece of armor. Each piece of dyable armor is specifically designed and built with certain areas that can have their color changed. It could be as simple as a strip of cloth running down a chainmail chest piece, or as complex as an entire robe. We hand craft and designate these areas, and in combination with specific colors we've chosen, we can allow players to have a lot of additional visual variety, while maintaining a controlled look and style to the game.

Are these dyes single colors only?

Bashiok: They're technically a two color gradient, which allows us to achieve a more natural looking coloration, but for the sake of simplicity, yes they're presented as a single color.

I think the idea of having dyes apply effects in different ways is awesome, but don't forget there are plenty of other things going on gear that could be the basis for those types of effects as well.

References

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-Armor dyes are a new feature in Diablo III, revealed by Jay Wilson at Gamescom, in August, 2010. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-interview-indiablo.de-part-two/]
+Armor '''Dyes''' are a new feature in Diablo III, revealed by [[Jay Wilson]] at Gamescom, in August, 2010. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-interview-indiablo.de-part-two/]
-There will be about 15 different colors of dye, which players can apply to their character's armor. Dyeing (not [[death|dying]]) will change the color of an item in some aesthetically-pleasing way. Items are designed to be dyed; the whole thing doesn't change color, but just some portion of it; usually just an outline or a stripe or sash, depending on the item.
+There will be about 15 different colors of dye, which players can apply to their character's [[armor]]. Dyeing (not [[death|dying]]) will change the color of an item in some aesthetically-pleasing way. [[Item]]s are designed to be dyed; the whole thing doesn't change color, but just some portion of it; usually just an outline or a stripe or sash, depending on the item.
-Armor dyeing is purely cosmetic; there's no performance benefit; you can't get camouflage or anything like that. It's just something for players to have fun with and give their character some originality. Dyes are found in various levels of rarity, and there will be some ultra-rare dyes. Dyes can not be [[salvage]]d[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-on-item-sockets-armor-dyes-and-hc-arena-looting/] though, so ones you are not going to use or trade can be sold, or dropped/ignored.
+Armor dyeing is purely cosmetic; there's no combat benefit nor other advantage to using them. It's just something for players to have fun with and give their character some originality. Dyes are found in various levels of rarity, and there will be some ultra-rare dyes. Dyes can not be [[salvage]]d[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-on-item-sockets-armor-dyes-and-hc-arena-looting/] though, so dyes that are not going to be used by a player are likely to become a trade commodity.
+Dyes did not make an appearance in the Diablo III [[beta]] test.
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 [[File:Armor-dye-progression.jpg|thumb|400px|Armor dye examples, show in a Blizzcon 2010 panel.]]
-Armor dyes can be found or purchased, and there will be rarer dyes as well as more common ones. For instance, a shade of red may be found all the time, but a darker shade might be much less common, and thus all the more desired.
+Armor dyes can be found or purchased, with perhaps other ways of obtainment, and there will be rarer dyes as well as more common ones. For instance, a shade of red may be found all the time, but a darker shade might be much less common, and thus all the more desired.
-Dyes are single use; when you use a color on any piece of armor, it's gone. You'll need to find multiple samples of the same dye to color all of your equipment the same hue.
+Dyes are single use; when you use a color on any piece of armor, it's gone. A player will need to find multiple samples of the same dye to color all of their equipment the same hue.
 It's not known how many pieces of armor can be dyed; definitely the [[body armor]], as well as [[pants]]. It should also be possible to dye your [[shoulders]], [[bracers]], [[belt]], [[gloves]], and [[boots]]. [[Helms]] will likely be dyeable as well, despite their apparent metallic nature. It's magical dye!
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-===Dyes in Game===
+===Special Dyes===
 [[File:I-armor-dyes1.jpg|thumb|Dyes in the Blizzcon 2010 demo.]]
-Armor Dyes could be found in the Blizzcon 2010 demo, and two were recorded in photos of the monitor. The names and color descriptions are nicely-evocative, showing the level of detail and plot info Diablo III is full of.
+In addition to the normal dyes listed in the table below, there are two additional "dyes" which are not pigments themselves, but have special functions
+* [[Dye Remover|All-Soap's Miraculous Dye Remover]]: Returns a single piece of armor to its original color.
+''The miraculous, mystical tonic that removes stains, cures rotfoot and tastes great! It's got what plants crave!
+Warning: Do Not Drink.''
+* [[Vanishing Dye]]: Renders a single piece of armor invisible.
+''Causes materials to vanish before your very eyes! Be sure not to apply this to your undergarments.''
+Note: "It's got what plants crave!" is a reference to the film ''Idiocracy''.
+===Dye List===
+There is reasonable room to speculate that some of the dyes have more function than a simple pallete shift. The description for the Abyssal dye, as an example, states "as though it were drinking in the very light that touches it," maybe hinting at some sort of extended animation or perhaps a different shader to the applied armor in question. This is just speculation, however, and remains to be seen in-game, however it is backed up by some of the official Blizzard statements on the dyes.
-::'''Pale Dye'''<br>
+The table below is subject to change upon release of the game, where it will be updated. The source of the dyes (whether they are all drops, [[quest]] rewards, [[achievement]] rewards, or other sources) are currently unknown.
-::Many commoners use sunlight and minerals to bleach their garments an off-white color.
-::'''Tanner's Dye
+{|
-::Leatherworkers use a variety of oils to seal their skins with a rich, natural brown pigment.
+! Dye Name
+! Description
+! Source
+|-
+| Tanner's Dye
+| Leatherworkers use a variety of oils to seal their skins with a rich, natural brown pigment.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Pale Dye
+| Many commoners use sunlight and minerals to bleach their garments an off-white color.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Winter Dye
+| Jars of crushed Veilwood petals are buried in the snow throughout the winter to create this popular hue.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Aquatic Dye
+| Sailors from [[Lut Gholein]] distill the waters of the Twin Seas and apply the mixture to their sails in order to blend in and avoid detection by pirates.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Cardinal Dye
+| Once reserved only for nobility, this bright red pigment is now donned by both the influential and the courageous.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Ranger's Dye
+| Hunters and bandits alike use the bark of the Gorsenna plant to blend in with the shadows of the forest.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Rogue's Dye
+| The preferred shade of those who do not wish to be seen, especially at night.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Desert Dye
+| Carried by the merchant caravans of the [[Dry Steppes]] to reflect the sun and hide dust.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Autumn Dye
+| The [[monk]]s from the[[ Order of Yir]] crush the first leaves of autumn into tea, and apply it to their robes during the Ceremony of the Harvest Moon.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Lovely Dye
+| Named for the beauty of [[Queen Alyssa]], who once had a thousand gowns created in this color as a gift from King [[Leoric]].
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Summer Dye
+| This brightly colored dye is extracted from spices shipped from [[Kurast]] at great expense.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Spring Dye
+| Traditionally worn during the Hearth Festival in Bramwell to celebrate the first thaw of springtime.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Elegant Dye
+| The bright colors of the Hezna flower are always a favorite amongst the fashionable elite of [[Caldeum]].
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Forester's Dye
+| The Wardens of [[Duncraig]] wear coats of this color while patrolling the woods for poachers and wolves.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Mariner's Dye
+| Officers of vessels navigating the [[Skovos Isles]] wear deep blue garments to indicate seniority.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Golden Dye
+| Flecks of [[gold]] are melted into boiling oil to create a [[rare]] pigment used strictly by nobility.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Royal Dye
+| For many years this color was forbidden to all citizens of [[Kingsport]] outside the Royal Family.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Infernal Dye
+| The bottle is warm to the touch, seeming to flicker with liquid fire.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Purity Dye
+| This mysterious mixture seems to make any material it is applied to impossible to soil, swirling and coalescing like a cloud.
+| Unknown
+|-
+| Abyssal Dye
+| The inky blackness seems to grow even darker when exposed to the sun, as though it were drinking in the very light that touches it.
+| Unknown
+|}