Brown Candle Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a brown candle with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a brown candle is a new decoration item that was introduced in the Caves & Cliffs Update: Part I.

Let’s explore how to make a brown candle.

Where to find a Brown Candle in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a brown candle in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.17 – 1.19	Decoration Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Colored Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Functional Blocks

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make a Brown Candle

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a brown candle:

1 Brown Dye
1 Candle

How to craft a Brown Candle in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make a Brown Candle

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a brown candle, place 1 candle and 1 brown dye in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making a brown candle, it is important that the candle and brown dye are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 candle in the first box and 1 brown dye in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a brown candle.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the brown candle will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Brown Candle to Inventory

Once you have crafted a brown candle, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made a brown candle in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a brown candle has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Brown Candle (minecraft:brown_candle)		64	Java	1.17 – 1.20

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Block States for Brown Candle

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE), the block states for Brown Candle are:

• Block State is the internal name for the block state.
• Value is the value for the block state.
• Default indicates that it is the default, if omitted.
• Required indicates that it must be included in command to properly identify this item/block.
• Example shows how to format the block state to be used in the /fill, /setblock, /clone, or /testforblock command.

Give Command for Brown Candle

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the /give command for Brown Candle is:

/give @p brown_candle 1