Dyes

Dyes are items that can be placed in the Dye Slots of a player's Inventory to alter the colors of worn Armor or Vanity Items. Dyes and Dye Slots were introduced in the 1.2 update.

To craft dye from raw materials one has to buy the Dye Vat (5 gold) from the Dyer NPC. Silver dye is the only dye available for purchase from the Dyer. (Test bloodmoon?) The primary dye crafted from materials can be further combined to craft shades and patters(?)

Raw Materials
Each material indicates the color of dye it is used to craft in it's name.

Red and Cyan dye is crafted from bug shells. These bugs spawn underground. Red bugs in normal bioms and cyan bugs in ice caverns.
 * Yellow Marigold - Bright yellow flower. Grows on grass
 * Blue Berrie - Inconspicuous round shrubbery that grows on grass
 * Teal Mushroom - Growns in Caverns
 * Green Mushroom - Growns in Caverns
 * Orange Bloodroot - Grows from dirt ceilings in the Caverns
 * Sky Blue Flower - Grows on grass in the Jungle.
 * Pink Prickly Pear - Grows on top of Cacti in the Desert

List of known basic dyes as per the Silver Dye crafting options:
 * Red
 * Orange
 * Yellow
 * Lime
 * Green
 * Teal
 * Cyan
 * Sky Blue
 * Blue
 * Purple
 * Violet
 * Pink
 * Additionally at least Silver and Black Dye.

Combining Dye
Silver combined with any color will form "Bright  Dye". Additionally it's possible to craft " and Silver Dye". Black Dye can be combined with any color to form " and Black Dye".

Additionally it is possible to combine three different colors to craft a gradient color.
 * Blue, Sky Blue and Cyan Dye - Blue Flame Dye
 * Green, Yellow and Lime Dye - Green Flame Dye
 * Red, Orange and Yellow Dye - Red Flame Dye


 * Yellow, Orange and Lime Dye - Yellow Gradient Dye
 * Green, Lime and Yellow Dye - Green Gradient Dye
 * Cyan, Sky Blue and Teal Dye - Cyan Gradient Dye

(Colors tested: Yellow, Cyan, Teal, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Silver)