In Minecraft, dyes let you change the color of a variety of things, from glass and clay to armor and even sheep. One of the coolest dye colors is cyan, which is a type of ocean blue with hints of green.
This article will guide you through the whole process of how to make Cyan Dye in Minecraft, so you can stand out the next time you play with your friends.
What You’ll Need to Make Cyan Dye
You only need two ingredients to craft Cyan Dye, but actually getting your hands on the ingredients can take a bit of time.
Cyan Dye is created by combining Green and Blue Dye together with a Crafting Table. So, before we can start crafting Cyan Dye, we’ll have to make Green Dye and Blue Dye first.
How to Make Cyan Dye in Minecraft
Step 1: Craft Green Dye
| Ingredient | Total | |
| Cactus | 1 |
Green Dye is crafted by throwing 1 block of Cactus into a Furnace with at least one block of Fuel (Coal or Charcoal).
You can find Cactus blocks in biomes that are naturally dry, such as the Desert and Badlands biomes. They’re two times more common in the Desert than they are in Badlands, though you shouldn’t run into trouble finding them in either biome.
Interestingly, you can also occasionally find Potted Cacti in the basement of igloos. Igloos naturally occur in Snowy biomes.
Be careful not to get too close to a Cactus block, as it can deal slight damage to you. However, you can farm them with your hands without taking any damage.
Step 2: Craft Blue Dye
| Ingredient | Total | |
| Lapis Lazuli OR Cornflower | 1 |
Now it’s time to move on to crafting Blue Dye. Unlike with Green Dye, you won’t need a Furnace for this.
Blue Dye is made by throwing 1 Lapis Lazuli or 1 Cornflower into your Crafting Table.
Cornflower is a common type of flower found in Plains, Sunflower Plains, Flower Forests, and Meadows.
Lapis Lazuli is the bright blue mineral found in caves and ravines. They start appearing below Y level 32.
Step 3: Craft Cyan Dye
Now you should have everything you need to start crafting Cyan Dye.
| Ingredient | Total | |
| Green Dye | 1 | |
| Blue Dye | 1 |
To make Cyan Dye, all you have to do is toss 1 Green Dye and 1 Blue Dye into your Crafting Table. Voila! Now you can give your armor and weapons a slick bluish-green look.
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If your current location in the world is far from any dry biomes, then getting Cactus blocks might be an issue.
If you have an Emerald on hand, you can trade it for 3 Green Dye from a Wandering Trader. It’s an expensive swap, but it can help you in a pinch if you really want that Green Dye!
That wraps up this guide on how to make Cyan Dye in Minecraft. As we’ve learned, it’s a pretty involved process, requiring a Furnace and a few raw materials that can be difficult to obtain.
In the end, having armor and weapons in that distinctive blue hue makes it well worth the effort!
More on Minecraft
Cyan dye is a secondary dye color.
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Wandering traders sell 3 cyan dye for an emerald.
Usage[]
Like all other dyes, cyan dye can be:
Crafting ingredient[]
Loom ingredient[]
Trading[]
In Bedrock Edition, journeyman-level shepherd villagers have 20% chance to buy 12 cyan dye for an emerald. [more information needed for Java Edition]
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Java Edition:
| Cyan Dye | cyan_dye | Item | item.minecraft.cyan_dye |
Bedrock Edition:
| Cyan Dye | cyan_dye | dye / 6 | 401 | Item | item.dye.cyan.name |
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Issues relating to "Cyan Dye" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
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This wikiHow teaches you how to make cyan dye in Minecraft on desktop, mobile, and console platforms. Cyan dye is made by combining Lapis Lazuli and Cactus Green.
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Mine at least one Lapis Lazuli. Lapis Lazuli is, in its raw form, a grey block with dark-blue flecks on it. You can find it anywhere below block level 32, meaning you'll usually want to look underground.[1] X Research source Go to source
- You will need a stone, iron, or diamond pickaxe to mine Lapis Lazuli.[2] X Research source Go to source
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Obtain at least one Cactus Green. Cactus Green is created by breaking a cactus and then placing the cactus in a furnace with a piece of fuel:[3] X Research source Go to source
- Break a cactus with any tool or your bare hands.
- Open your furnace.
- Click the cactus, then click the top box in the furnace.
- Click your fuel (e.g., coal or wood), then click the bottom box in the furnace.
- Click the Cactus Green result on the right side of the window, then click your inventory or equip bar.
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Open the inventory. By default, pressing E will do this; if you've remapped your Minecraft controls, press whatever you assigned as the "Inventory" key.
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Add the Lapis Lazuli to the "Crafting" section. Click the blue Lapis Lazuli icon in your inventory or equip bar, then click the top-left "Crafting" grid slot.
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Add the Cactus Green to the "Crafting" section. Click the Cactus Green icon in your inventory or equip bar, then click the top-right "Crafting" grid slot.
- The Lapis Lazuli and Cactus Green should now be next to each other in the top row of the "Crafting" grid.
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Move the cyan dye to your inventory. Once the cyan dye appears in the box to the right of the "Crafting" grid, click it once to grab it, then click an empty inventory or equip bar slot.
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Mine at least one Lapis Lazuli. Lapis Lazuli is, in its raw form, a grey block with dark-blue flecks on it. You can find it anywhere below block level 32, meaning you'll usually want to look underground.
- You will need a stone, iron, or diamond pickaxe to mine Lapis Lazuli.
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Obtain at least one Cactus Green. Cactus Green is created by breaking a cactus and then placing the cactus in a furnace with a piece of fuel:
- Tap and hold a cactus until it breaks.
- Open your furnace.
- Tap the cactus, then tap the top box in the furnace window.
- Tap a fuel (e.g., coal or wood), then tap the bottom box in the furnace window.
- Tap the Cactus Green result on the right side of the window, then tap an empty space in your inventory or equip bar.
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Tap ⋯. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen, just right of the end of the item bar. Doing so opens a menu.
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Tap the "Crafting" icon. This brown box is on the far-right side of the screen. The "Crafting" menu will open.
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Open your inventory if necessary. Tap the brown crate icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen to do so.
- If both your Lapis Lazuli and your Cactus Green are in the item bar at the bottom of the screen, skip this step.
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Add the Lapis Lazuli. Tap the Lapis Lazuli icon in your inventory or item bar, then tap the top-left square in the "Crafting" grid.
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Add the Cactus Green. Tap the Cactus Green icon in your inventory or item bar, then tap the top-right square in the "Crafting" grid.
- Your Lapis Lazuli and Cactus Green should be next to each other.
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Transfer the cyan dye to your inventory. Once the cyan dye appears in the sole box below the "Crafting" section, tap it, then tap a free box in your inventory or item bar.
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Mine at least one Lapis Lazuli. Lapis Lazuli is, in its raw form, a grey block with dark-blue flecks on it. You can find it anywhere below block level 32, meaning you'll usually want to look underground.
- You will need a stone, iron, or diamond pickaxe to mine Lapis Lazuli.
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Obtain at least one Cactus Green. Cactus Green is created by breaking a cactus and then placing the cactus in a furnace with a piece of fuel:
- Break a cactus by facing it and holding down the left trigger.
- Open your furnace.
- Add the cactus to the top furnace box.
- Add your fuel (e.g., coal or wood) to the bottom furnace box.
- Select the resulting Cactus Green, then press Y or Triangle to move it to your inventory.
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Open the menu. Press either Y (Xbox) or Triangle (PlayStation) to do so.
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Navigate to the "Inventory" page. Press X or Square to do so. You should see your character's inventory and the "Crafting" menu appear.
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Add the Lapis Lazuli to the "Crafting" section. Select the blue Lapis Lazuli icon in your inventory or equip bar by hovering over it and pressing A or X, then select the top-left "Crafting" grid slot.
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Add the Cactus Green to the "Crafting" section. Select the Cactus Green icon in your inventory or equip bar, then select the top-right "Crafting" grid slot.
- The Lapis Lazuli and Cactus Green should now be next to each other in the top row of the "Crafting" grid.
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Move the cyan dye to your inventory. Once the cyan dye appears in the box to the right of the "Crafting" grid, select it with your cursor, then press Y or Triangle to snap it into your inventory.
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