Armor dyes '''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 [[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 combat benefit; you can't get camouflage or anything like thatnor 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 ones you dyes that are not going to use or be used by a player are likely to become a trade can be sold, or dropped/ignoredcommodity. Dyes did not make an appearance in the Diablo III [[beta]] test.

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 A player will need to find multiple samples of the same dye to color all of your their equipment the same hue.

===Special Dyes in Game===

Armor Dyes could be found In addition to the normal dyes listed in the Blizzcon 2010 demotable 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 two 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 recorded drinking in photos the very light that touches it," maybe hinting at some sort of extended animation or perhaps a different shader to the monitorapplied armor in question. The names This is just speculation, however, and color descriptions are nicelyremains to be seen in-evocativegame, showing the level of detail and plot info Diablo III however it is full backed up by some ofthe official Blizzard statements on the dyes.

::'''Pale Dye'''<br>::Many commoners use sunlight and minerals The table below is subject to bleach their garments an off-white colorchange 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 [[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|}