How to Craft Lime Dye in Minecraft

Lime Dye is made by combining green dye with white dye.

Overview

Lime Dye is made by combining green dye with white dye. Lime Dye uses a shapeless recipe, so the ingredients can go in any cells of the grid as long as all of them are present. A Crafting Table gives you the full 3x3 grid, which you need for any recipe larger than 2x2. You can craft one from four planks, and most bases keep one near the furnaces.

The recipe was added in Minecraft Beta 1.2 and still works the same way in version 1.21. Each craft yields 2 Lime Dye, so factor that multiplier in when you are batching the recipe for a project.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with green dye (smelt cactus) and white dye (craft from bone meal or lily of the valley). If any of those are not already in your stores, gather them first, because the craft itself takes only a moment once everything is in the grid. With the ingredients on hand and a Crafting Table placed, Lime Dye is one of the quicker things to add to your inventory.

Crafting Recipe

Crafting Table

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Materials Needed

Item	Amount	Where to Find
Green Dye	1	Smelt cactus
White Dye	1	Craft from bone meal or lily of the valley

To make Lime Dye you will gather Green Dye (smelt cactus) and White Dye (craft from bone meal or lily of the valley). Lining these up before you open the Crafting Table saves a trip back to storage, especially if you plan to craft several at once.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Open your Crafting Table to access the 3x3 crafting grid.
Place the following items anywhere in the crafting grid: Green Dye, White Dye.
Collect your Lime Dye (x2) from the output slot.

Tips & Notes

Since one craft produces 2 Lime Dye, divide the quantity you need by 2 to work out how many times to repeat the recipe.

Uses for Lime Dye

Dyeing items lime green

How Lime Dye Fits Your World

Building blocks are the backbone of construction, and the variant you choose changes both the look and the behaviour of a build. Stairs and slabs let you shape rooflines and half-steps, glass and stained glass let light through, and decorative stone and concrete give you a consistent palette for large projects. Many of these blocks are also craftable in bulk, which matters when a single build can swallow thousands of them. For Lime Dye specifically, that means it is most valuable for dyeing items lime green.

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Lime Dye on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft Lime Dye?

You need 1 Green Dye, 1 White Dye, made at a Crafting Table. Gather all of the materials first, then place them following the recipe above to produce 2 Lime Dye.

How many Lime Dye does the recipe produce?

Each craft produces 2 Lime Dye at once, so to make a specific amount, divide the total you need by 2 to find how many times to repeat the recipe.

What is Lime Dye used for?

Lime Dye is used for dyeing items lime green.

What version of Minecraft added Lime Dye?

Lime Dye was added in Minecraft Beta 1.2 and works the same way in the current 1.21 release. Recipes for it are identical across Java and Bedrock Edition unless noted otherwise.

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