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Armor Dyes allow players to dye certain components of gear.

There are 20 known colors of armor dye, plus two special types: dye remover and transparent dye (which makes the item not display at all). Players purchase dyes in the game, then use them to recolor their equipment. Dyeing (not dying) will modify the color of an item; not the whole thing, though. Just some portion, often a border or sash, or else the background of an item while the metal remains a silvery hue.

Function and Form[edit | edit source]

Dyes can not be salvaged
A bottle of dye is single use
Basic, Magic, Rare, some Legendary and some Set items can be dyed
- Many Legendary and Set items with unique graphics do not display dyes.
Items can only be dyed with one color at a time. Dying the same item with another dye will change the entire color, rather than going two-toned. ^[1]

What Can and Can not Be Dyed[edit | edit source]

Items that can not be dyed do not make up a visual component of the character anyway, so dying them would make no visible difference even if it was possible.

Can Dye:

Helm
Shoulders
Body Armor
Gloves
Pants
Boots

Can not Dye:

Amulet
Rings
Bracers
Belt
Main Hand
Offhand

Dye List[edit | edit source]

Dye Info	Image	Dye Info	Image
Abyssal Dye Cost: 5040 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.		Aquatic Dye Cost: 360 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.
Autumn Dye Cost: 1020 The monks 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.		Cardinal Dye Cost: 1020 Once reserved only for nobility, this bright red pigment is now donned by both the influential and the courageous.
Desert Dye Cost: 1020 Carried by the merchant caravans of the Dry Steppes to reflect the sun and hide dust.		Elegant Dye Cost: 2160 The bright colors of the Hezna flower are always a favorite amongst the fashionable elite of Caldeum.
Forrester's Dye Cost: 5040 The Wardens of Duncraig wear coats of this color while patrolling the woods for poachers and wolves.		Golden Dye Cost: 5040 Flecks of gold are melted into boiling oil to create a rare pigment used strictly by nobility.
Infernal Dye Cost: 5040 The bottle is warm to the touch, seeming to flicker with liquid fire.		Lovely Dye Cost: 2160 Named for the beauty of Queen Asylla, who once had a thousand gowns created in this color as a gift from King Leoric.
Mariner's Dye Cost: 2160 Officers of vessels navigating the Skovos Isles wear deep blue garments to indicate seniority.		Purity Dye Cost: 5040 This mysterious mixture seems to make any material it is applied to impossible to soil, swirling and coalescing like a cloud.
Ranger's Dye Cost: 1020 Hunters and bandits alike use the bark of the Gorsenna plant to blend in with the shadows of the forest.		Royal Dye Cost: 1020 For many years this color was forbidden to all citizens of Kingsport outside the Royal Family.
Spring Dye Cost: 360 Traditionally worn during the Hearth Festival in Bramwell to celebrate the first thaw of springtime.		Summer Dye Cost: 2160 This brightly colored dye is extracted from spices shipped from Kurast at great expense.
Tanner's Dye Cost: 360 Leatherworkers use a variety of oils to seal their skins with a rich, natural brown pigment.		Winter Dye Cost: 360 Jars of crushed Veilwood petals are buried in the snow throughout the winter to create this popular hue.
Bottled Cloud (Exclusive collector edition dye) Cost: CE The gentle wind of the heavens cools the air, infusing the area with a soft glow. This dye has unlimited use.	Cloudy White	Bottled Smoke (Exclusive collector edition dye) Cost: CE An eerie howl emanates from within as creeping shadows spill forth. This dye has unlimited use.	Smoky Black
All-Soap's Miraculous Dye Remover Special Dye 160 The miraculous, mystical tonic that removes stains, cures rotfoot and tastes great! It's got what plants crave! Warning: Do Not Drink.	Original Color All-Soap's Miraculous Dye Remover: Returns a single piece of armor to its original color. Lore: The miraculous, mystical tonic that removes stains, cures rotfoot and tastes great! It's got what plants crave! Warning: Do Not Drink. (Note: "It's got what plants crave!" is an Easter Egg reference to the film Idiocracy.)	Vanishing Dye Special Dye Cost: 360 Causes materials to vanish before your very eyes! Be sure not to apply this to your undergarments.	Invisible Vanishing Dye: Renders a single piece of armor invisible. Lore: Causes materials to vanish before your very eyes! Be sure not to apply this to your undergarments.

Removed Dyes[edit | edit source]

	Dye Name	Color	Cost	Description
	Pale Dye (Removed from game)	Beige	Removed	Many commoners use sunlight and minerals to bleach their garments an off-white color. Possibly removed from the game. Same as "Bottled Cloud."
	Rogue's Dye (Removed from game)	Dark Gray	Removed	The preferred shade of those who do not wish to be seen, especially at night. Possibly removed from the game. Same as "Bottled Smoke."

Purchasing Dyes[edit | edit source]

Dyes are purchased from vendors. All dyes are available at each dye vendor but not at the same time. Their inventory refreshes every 15 minutes.

Note that Bottled Cloud and Bottled Smoke are only available in the Collector's Edition and cannot be purchased in-game.

Dye Vendors[edit | edit source]

The following vendors are able to sell dyes to the player:

The Wandering Tinker in the Fields of Misery, Tinker's Hovel.
Adenah the Curio Vendor, House of Curios in the Fields of Misery.
Rodger the Alchemist, after The Sacrificial Hermit event outside Wortham in Act I.
Arghus the Collector in New Tristram (beginning in Nightmare).
Tilnan the Collector in Caldeum in Act II. (Or in the Hidden Camp after accepting The Scouring of Caldeum quest)
Javad the Merchant in the Rotting Cellar
Vidar the Collector in Bastion's Keep Stronghold in Act III, additionally in the Bridge Stores on Rakkis Crossing on occassion.
Vidar the Collector in Bastion's Keep Stronghold in Act IV.
Delilah the Collector in The Surviviors' Enclave in Westmarch in Act V.

Some special vendors, such as Rodger the Alchemist or Javad the Merchant, will offer special discounts on items after a vendor-based event. For Rodger, once the player begins The Sacrificial Hermit event, he will sell the player dyes at half cost.

Official Comments[edit | edit source]

A Barbarian who, quite frankly, doesn't care what you think.

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.

In a fansite Q&A Blizzard confirmed that there were no special effects on dyes outside of changing an item's color: ^[2]

Q. Will the Collector’s Edition dyes have any sort of “particle effect” on the items, or are they simply dying them with a unique color?
A. No they don’t have particle effects. For now they can technically only be single color gradients.

Dye Gallery[edit | edit source]

Golden (gold).
Purity (white)
Abyssal.
Aquatic.
Autumn.
Cardinal.
Desert.
Elegant.
Forester's.
Golden.
Infernal.
Lovely!
Mariner.
Pale.
Purity.
Ranger's.
Rogue's.
Royal.
Spring.
Summer.
Tanner's.
Bottled Cloud (Collector's Edition).
Bottled Smoke (Collector's Edition).
Four different dye textures for a Barbarian chest piece.
All 20 dyes in Diablo III on one armor set.
Dye party
Strike a pose.
Dye Details

The short video below shows the process of vanishing dye and then removing the vanishing dye:

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Multiple dyes on single item - Blizzard Entertainment, 11/12/2012
↑ Limitations of Dyes - Blizzard Entertainment, 26/03/2012

Armor dye examples, shown in a GDC 2012 panel.

Jay Wilson Interview after Artisan reveal

Bashiok spilling the beans on item dyeing

[1] Multiple dyes on single item - Blizzard Entertainment, 11/12/2012

[2] Limitations of Dyes - Blizzard Entertainment, 26/03/2012

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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''' allow players to dye certain components of gear.
-There are 18 known colors of armor dye, plus two special types; dye remover and transparent dye (which makes the item not display at all). Players find or purchase dyes in the game, then use them to recolor their equipment. Dyeing (not [[death|dying]]) will modify the color of an item; not the whole thing, though. Just some portion, often a border or sash, or else the background of an item while the metal remains a silvery hue.
+There are 20 known colors of armor dye, plus two special types: dye remover and transparent dye (which makes the item not display at all). Players purchase dyes in the game, then use them to recolor their equipment. Dyeing (not [[death|dying]]) will modify the color of an item; not the whole thing, though. Just some portion, often a border or sash, or else the background of an item while the metal remains a silvery hue.
 ==Function and Form==
-[[File:Armor-dye-progression.jpg|thumb|400px|Armor dye examples, show in a Blizzcon 2010 panel.]]
-As far as we know, armor dyeing is purely cosmetic; there's no change to the item's stats or effectiveness. (At least not to monsters; other players might be awestruck by your colorful garb.) Though many players have suggested that higher level dyes could grant some stat bonuses or other benefits. Imagine +10 fire resistance on a special fire-red dye, for instance.
-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 can not be salvaged
+* A bottle of dye is single use
+* Basic, Magic, Rare, some Legendary and some Set items can be dyed
+** Many Legendary and Set items with unique graphics do not display dyes.
+* Items can only be dyed with one color at a time. Dying the same item with another dye will change the entire color, rather than going two-toned. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blue-posts-on-armor-dye-wowd3-chat-and-more  Multiple dyes on single item] - Blizzard Entertainment, 11/12/2012</ref>
-Dyes are not found in the Diablo III [[beta]] test, but have been experimented with by players running Diablo 3 emulators, which is where most of the shots on this page originated.
-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.
+==What Can and Can not Be Dyed==
-Most pieces of armor (but no weapons) can be dyed. Confirmed as dyable are [[body armor]], [[pants]], [[shoulders]], [[gloves]], [[boots]], and [[helms]], meaning that a full set of dye will be six altogether, if the player wishes to dye every piece of armor that they are able to.
+Items that can not be dyed do not make up a visual component of the character anyway, so dying them would make no visible difference even if it was possible.
+{|
+|
+'''Can Dye:'''
+* Helm
+* Shoulders
+* Body Armor
+* Gloves
+* Pants
+* Boots
-===Special Dyes===
+|
+'''Can not Dye:'''
-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:
+* Amulet
+* Rings
+* Bracers
+* Belt
+* Main Hand
+* Offhand
+|}
-* [[Dye Remover|All-Soap's Miraculous Dye Remover]]: Returns a single piece of armor to its original color.
+==Dye List==
-** '''Lore:''' ''The miraculous, mystical tonic that removes stains, cures rotfoot and tastes great! It's got what plants crave!
-Warning: Do Not Drink.''
-(Note: "It's got what plants crave!" is an [[Easter Egg]] reference to the film ''Idiocracy''.)
-* [[Vanishing Dye]]: Renders a single piece of armor invisible.
-** '''Lore:''' ''Causes materials to vanish before your very eyes! Be sure not to apply this to your undergarments.''
+{|style="width:80%"
+! Dye Info
+! Image
+! Dye Info
+! Image
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+| [[Image:IconDyeAbyssal.png]]
+<br>Abyssal Dye
+<br>Cost: 5040
+<br>
+<br>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.
-===Dye List===
+| [[File:Abyssal.jpg]]
+| [[Image:IconDyeAquatic.png]]
+<br>Aquatic Dye
+<br>Cost: 360
+<br>
+<br>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.
+| [[File:Aquatic.jpg]]
-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.
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
-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.
+| [[Image:IconDyeAutumn.png]]
+<br>Autumn Dye
+<br>Cost: 1020
+<br>
+<br>The [[monks]] 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.
+|[[File:Autumn.jpg]]
-{|
-!
-! Dye Name
-! Color
-! Description
-|-
-| [[Image:IconDyeAbyssal.png]]
-| Abyssal Dye
-| Black
-| 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.
-|-
-| [[Image:IconDyeRemover.png]]
-| All-Soap's Miraculous Dye Remover
-| Original Color
-| The miraculous, mystical tonic that removes stains, cures rotfoot and tastes great! It's got what plants crave! Warning: Do Not Drink.
-|-
-| [[Image:IconDyeAquatic.png]]
-| Aquatic Dye
-| Light Blue
-| 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.
-|-
-| [[Image:IconDyeAutumn.png]]
-| Autumn Dye
-| Orange
-| The [[monks]] 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.
-|-
 | [[Image:IconDyeCardinal.png]]
-| Cardinal Dye
+<br>Cardinal Dye
-| Dark Red
+<br>Cost: 1020
-| Once reserved only for nobility, this bright red pigment is now donned by both the influential and the courageous.
+<br>
-|-
+<br>Once reserved only for nobility, this bright red pigment is now donned by both the influential and the courageous.
+| [[File:Cardinal.jpg]]
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
 | [[Image:IconDyeDesert.png]]
-| Desert Dye
+<br> Desert Dye
-| Light Brown
+<br>Cost: 1020
-| Carried by the merchant caravans of the [[Dry Steppes]] to reflect the sun and hide dust.
+<br>
-|-
+<br>Carried by the merchant caravans of the [[Dry Steppes]] to reflect the sun and hide dust.
+| [[File:Desert.jpg]]
 | [[Image:IconDyeElegant.png]]
-| Elegant Dye
+<br>Elegant Dye
-| Fuschia
+<br>Cost: 2160
-| The bright colors of the Hezna flower are always a favorite amongst the fashionable elite of [[Caldeum]].
+<br>
-|-
+<br>The bright colors of the Hezna flower are always a favorite amongst the fashionable elite of [[Caldeum]].
+| [[File:Elegant.jpg]]
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
 | [[Image:IconDyeForester.png]]
-| Forester's Dye
+<br>Forrester's Dye
-| Green
+<br>Cost: 5040
-| The Wardens of [[Duncraig]] wear coats of this color while patrolling the woods for poachers and wolves.
+<br>
-|-
+<br>The Wardens of [[Duncraig]] wear coats of this color while patrolling the woods for poachers and wolves.
+| [[File:Forresters.jpg]]
 | [[Image:IconDyeGolden.png]]
-| Golden Dye
+<br>Golden Dye
-| Gold Yellow
+<br>Cost: 5040
-| Flecks of gold are melted into boiling oil to create a rare pigment used strictly by nobility.
+<br>
-|-
+<br>Flecks of gold are melted into boiling oil to create a rare pigment used strictly by nobility.
+| [[File:Golden.jpg]]
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
 | [[Image:IconDyeInfernal.png]]
-| Infernal Dye
+<br> Infernal Dye
-| Red
+<br>Cost: 5040
-| The bottle is warm to the touch, seeming to flicker with liquid fire.
+<br>
-|-
+<br>The bottle is warm to the touch, seeming to flicker with liquid fire.
+| [[File:Infernal.jpg]]
 | [[Image:IconDyeLovely.png]]
-| Lovely Dye
+<br>Lovely Dye
-| Pink
+<br>Cost: 2160
-| Named for the beauty of [[Queen Asylla]], who once had a thousand gowns created in this color as a gift from King [[Leoric]].
+<br>
-|-
+<br>Named for the beauty of [[Queen Asylla]], who once had a thousand gowns created in this color as a gift from King [[Leoric]].
+| [[File:lovely.jpg]]
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
 | [[Image:IconDyeMariner.png]]
-| Mariner's Dye
+<br>Mariner's Dye
-| Blue
+<br>Cost: 2160
-| Officers of vessels navigating the [[Skovos Isles]] wear deep blue garments to indicate seniority.
+<br>
-|-
+<br>Officers of vessels navigating the [[Skovos Isles]] wear deep blue garments to indicate seniority.
-| [[Image:IconDyePale.png]]
+| [[File:Mariners.jpg]]
-| Pale Dye
-| Beige
-| Many commoners use sunlight and minerals to bleach their garments an off-white color.
-|-
 | [[Image:IconDyePurity.png]]
-| Purity Dye
+<br>Purity Dye
-| White
+<br>Cost: 5040
-| This mysterious mixture seems to make any material it is applied to impossible to soil, swirling and coalescing like a cloud.
+<br>
-|-
+<br>This mysterious mixture seems to make any material it is applied to impossible to soil, swirling and coalescing like a cloud.
+| [[File:purity.jpg]]
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
 | [[Image:IconDyeRanger.png]]
-| Ranger's Dye
+<br>Ranger's Dye
-| Yellow Green
+<br>Cost: 1020
-| Hunters and bandits alike use the bark of the Gorsenna plant to blend in with the shadows of the forest.
+<br>
-|-
+<br> Hunters and bandits alike use the bark of the Gorsenna plant to blend in with the shadows of the forest.
-| [[Image:IconDyeRogue.png]]
+| [[File:Rangers.jpg]]
-| Rogue's Dye
-| Dark Gray
-| The preferred shade of those who do not wish to be seen, especially at night.
-|-
 | [[Image:IconDyeRoyal.png]]
-| Royal Dye
+<br>Royal Dye
-| Purple
+<br>Cost: 1020
-| For many years this color was forbidden to all citizens of [[Kingsport]] outside the Royal Family.
+<br>
-|-
+<br>For many years this color was forbidden to all citizens of [[Kingsport]] outside the Royal Family.
+| [[File:Royal.jpg]]
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
 | [[Image:IconDyeSpring.png]]
-| Spring Dye
+<br> Spring Dye
-| Light Green
+<br>Cost: 360
-| Traditionally worn during the Hearth Festival in Bramwell to celebrate the first thaw of springtime.
+<br>
-|-
+<br>
+Traditionally worn during the Hearth Festival in Bramwell to celebrate the first thaw of springtime.
+|[[File:Spring.jpg]]
 | [[Image:IconDyeSummer.png]]
-| Summer Dye
+<br> Summer Dye
-| Yellow
+<br>Cost: 2160
-| This brightly colored dye is extracted from spices shipped from [[Kurast]] at great expense.
+<br>
-|-
+<br>
+This brightly colored dye is extracted from spices shipped from [[Kurast]] at great expense.
+| [[File:Summer.jpg]]
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
 | [[Image:IconDyeTanner.png]]
-| Tanner's Dye
+<br> Tanner's Dye
-| Brown
+<br>Cost: 360
-| Leatherworkers use a variety of oils to seal their skins with a rich, natural brown pigment.
+<br>
-|-
+<br>
+Leatherworkers use a variety of oils to seal their skins with a rich, natural brown pigment.
+| [[File:Tanners.jpg]]
+| [[Image:IconDyeWinter.png]]
+<br>Winter Dye
+<br>Cost: 360
+<br>
+<br>
+Jars of crushed Veilwood petals are buried in the snow throughout the winter to create this popular hue.
+| [[File:Winter.jpg]]
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+| [[Image:IconDyeBottledCloud‎.png]]
+<br> Bottled Cloud<br />(Exclusive collector edition dye)
+<br>Cost: CE
+<br>
+<br>
+The gentle wind of the heavens cools the air, infusing the area with a soft glow. This dye has unlimited use.
+|Cloudy White
+| [[Image:IconDyeBottledSmoke‎.png]]
+<br> Bottled Smoke<br />(Exclusive collector edition dye)
+<br>Cost: CE
+<br>
+<br>
+An eerie howl emanates from within as creeping shadows spill forth. This dye has unlimited use.
+| Smoky Black
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+| [[Image:IconDyeRemover.png]]
+<br> All-Soap's Miraculous Dye Remover
+<br>'''Special Dye'''
+<br>160
+<br>
+<br>
+The miraculous, mystical tonic that removes stains, cures rotfoot and tastes great! It's got what plants crave! Warning: Do Not Drink.
+| Original Color
+<br>
+* All-Soap's Miraculous Dye Remover: Returns a single piece of armor to its original color.
+*'''Lore:''' ''The miraculous, mystical tonic that removes stains, cures rotfoot and tastes great! It's got what plants crave!
+Warning: Do Not Drink.''
+(Note: "It's got what plants crave!" is an [[Easter Egg]] reference to the film ''Idiocracy''.)
 | [[Image:IconDyeVanishing.png]]
-| Vanishing Dye
+<br> Vanishing Dye
+<br>'''Special Dye'''
+<br>Cost: 360
+<br>
+<br>
+Causes materials to vanish before your very eyes! Be sure not to apply this to your undergarments.
 | Invisible
-| Causes materials to vanish before your very eyes! Be sure not to apply this to your undergarments.
+<br>
+* Vanishing Dye: Renders a single piece of armor invisible.
+* '''Lore:''' ''Causes materials to vanish before your very eyes! Be sure not to apply this to your undergarments.''
+|}
+===Removed Dyes===
+{|
+!
+! Dye Name
+! Color
+! Cost
+! Description
+|-
+| [[Image:IconDyePale.png]]
+| Pale Dye (Removed from game)
+| Beige
+| Removed
+| Many commoners use sunlight and minerals to bleach their garments an off-white color. Possibly removed from the game. Same as "Bottled Cloud."
 |-
-| [[Image:IconDyeWinter.png]]
+| [[Image:IconDyeRogue.png]]
-| Winter Dye
+| Rogue's Dye (Removed from game)
-| Gray
+| Dark Gray
-| Jars of crushed Veilwood petals are buried in the snow throughout the winter to create this popular hue.
+| Removed
+| The preferred shade of those who do not wish to be seen, especially at night. Possibly removed from the game. Same as "Bottled Smoke."
 |}
-==Dye Samples==
+==Purchasing Dyes==
+Dyes are purchased from [[vendor]]s.  All dyes are available at each dye vendor but not at the same time. Their inventory refreshes every 15 minutes.
+Note that Bottled Cloud and Bottled Smoke are only available in the Collector's Edition and cannot be purchased in-game.
+===Dye Vendors===
+The following vendors are able to sell dyes to the player:
+* The [[Wandering Tinker]] in the [[Fields of Misery]], [[Tinker's Hovel]].
+* [[Adenah the Curio Vendor]], [[House of Curios]] in the [[Fields of Misery]].
+* [[Rodger the Alchemist]], after The Sacrificial Hermit event outside [[Wortham]] in [[Act I]].
+* [[Arghus the Collector]] in [[New Tristram]] (beginning in Nightmare).
+* [[Tilnan the Collector]] in Caldeum in Act II. (Or in the Hidden Camp after accepting [[The Scouring of Caldeum]] quest)
+* [[Javad the Merchant]] in the [[Rotting Cellar]]
+* [[Vidar the Collector]] in [[Bastion's Keep Stronghold]] in [[Act III]], additionally in the [[Bridge Stores]] on [[Rakkis Crossing]] on occassion.
+* Vidar the Collector in [[Bastion's Keep Stronghold]] in [[Act IV]].
+* [[Delilah the Collector]] in [[The Surviviors' Enclave]] in [[Westmarch]] in [[Act V]].
-The dyes correspond fairly well with the icons for each, however the tint and hue will of course change depending upon the lighting in the game and the overall palette of whichever area the players find themselves in.
+Some special vendors, such as [[Rodger the Alchemist]] or [[Javad the Merchant]], will offer special discounts on items after a vendor-based [[event]]. For Rodger, once the player begins [[The Sacrificial Hermit]] event, he will sell the player dyes at half cost.
+<!--
+==Associated Achievements==
-[[Image:Variousdyes.jpg|center|frame|Various dyes on a female [[Monk]].]]
+{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
-[[File:Dye_lighting.jpg|center|thumb|1000px|Summer dye in different areas in early Act I.]]
+{{achievement header}}<achievement type="single">Born to Dye</achievement><achievement type="single">Rainbow Connection</achievement><achievement type="single">Color Coordianted</achievement><achievement type="single">Made it Work</achievement>
+-->
-{|
-| [[Image:Lovelydye.jpg|thumb|270px|Lovely (pink).]]
-| [[Image:Summerdye.jpg|thumb|270px|Summer (yellow).]]
-| [[Image:Elegantdye.jpg|thumb|270px|Elegant (fuschia).]]
-|}
 ==Official Comments==
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 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.
+<blue>'''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.</blue>
+<blue>''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?''<br>
+'''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).</blue><br>
+<blue>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.</blue><br>
+<blue>''Are these dyes single colors only?''<br>
+'''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.</blue><br>
-::''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?''
+<blue>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.</blue><br>
-::'''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.
+In a fansite Q&A Blizzard confirmed that there were no special effects on dyes outside of changing an item's color: <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-iii-fansite-qa Limitations of Dyes] - Blizzard Entertainment, 26/03/2012</ref>
+<blue>Q. Will the Collector’s Edition dyes have any sort of “particle effect” on the items, or are they simply dying them with a unique color?<br>
-::''Are these dyes single colors only?''
+A. No they don’t have particle effects. For now they can technically only be single color gradients.</blue>
-::'''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.
-==Dye Visuals==
+==Dye Gallery==
-The gallery below will eventually house a visual of each dye in the game. For now, only a few are available.
 <gallery>
 Image:Goldendye.jpg|Golden (gold).
 Image:Puritydye.jpg|Purity (white)
-Image:Aquatic_dye.jpg|A Life Aquatic.
+Image:Dye_abyssal.jpg|Abyssal.
+Image:Aquatic_dye.jpg|Aquatic.
 Image:Autumn_dye.jpg|Autumn.
+Image:Cardinal_dye.jpg|Cardinal.
+Image:Dye_desert.jpg|Desert.
 Image:Elegant_dye.jpg|Elegant.
+Image:Dye_foresters.jpg|Forester's.
 Image:Golden_dye.jpg|Golden.
 Image:Infernal_dye.jpg|Infernal.
 Image:Lovely_dye.jpg|Lovely!
 Image:Mariner_dye.jpg|Mariner.
+Image:Dye_pale.jpg|Pale.
 Image:Purity_dye.jpg|Purity.
+Image:Dye_rangers.jpg|Ranger's.
+Image:Dye_rogues.jpg|Rogue's.
+Image:Dye_royal.jpg|Royal.
+Image:Spring_dye.jpg|Spring.
 Image:Summer_dye.jpg|Summer.
+Image:Tanners_dye.jpg|Tanner's.
+Image:Dye_cecloud.jpg|Bottled Cloud (Collector's Edition).
+Image:Dye_cesmoke.jpg|Bottled Smoke (Collector's Edition).
+Image:Dye_textures.png|Four different dye textures for a [[Barbarian]] chest piece.
+Image:Dyes_all.jpg|All 20 dyes in Diablo III on one armor set.
+Image:Dye_party.jpg|Dye party
+Image:Summershoulder_goldgloves.jpg|Strike a pose.
+Image:Dye_details.jpg|Dye Details
 </gallery>
+The short video below shows the process of vanishing dye and then removing the vanishing dye:
+<youtube>hLewhVsp4UI</youtube>
 ==References==
+<font size="-3">
+<references/>
+[[File:Armor-dye-progression.jpg|thumb|400px|Armor dye examples, shown in a GDC 2012 panel.]]
 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9G9wWK7Ttg Jay Wilson Interview after Artisan reveal]
+<youtube>N9G9wWK7Ttg</youtube>
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/more-information-on-armor-dyeing Bashiok spilling the beans on item dyeing]
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+{{Template:Items navbox|basics}}
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