Brown Dye Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft brown dye with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, brown dye is a new dye item that has been added to the game. Now instead of using cocoa beans to dye items brown in the game, you will need to use brown dye to change the color of items to brown (starting in the Village & Pillage Update).
Let’s explore how to make brown dye.
Where to find Brown Dye in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find brown dye in the Creative Inventory menu:
| Platform | Version(s) | Creative Menu Location |
|---|---|---|
 Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.14 – 1.19 |  Miscellaneous |
| Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.19.3 – 1.20 |  Ingredients |
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s)Â 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 Brown Dye
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft brown dye:
1 Cocoa Beans
How to craft Brown Dye 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 Brown Dye
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make brown dye, place 1 cocoa beans in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When making brown dye, it is important that the cocoa beans is placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 cocoa beans in the first box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for brown dye.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the brown dye will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Brown Dye to Inventory
Once you have crafted brown dye, you need to move the new item to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made brown dye in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, brown dye has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
| Description (Minecraft ID Name) |
Data Value | Stack Size | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Dye (minecraft: |
64 | Java |
1.14 – 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)Â is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Give Command for Brown Dye
Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the /give command for Brown Dye is:
/give @p brown_dye 1
Things to Make with Brown Dye
You can use brown dye to make items in Minecraft such as:
How to make a Brown Bed
How to make Brown Wool
How to make Brown Stained Glass
How to make Brown Terracotta
How to make Brown Concrete Powder
 How to make a Dyed Leather Cap
 How to make a Dyed Leather Tunic
 How to make Dyed Leather Pants
 How to make Dyed Leather Boots
How to make a Brown Candle
How to make Brown Carpet
 How to make a Lozenge Banner
 How to make a Field Masoned Banner
 How to make a Per Bend Banner
 How to make a Thing Banner
How to make Brown Stained Glass Pane
How to make a Brown Shulker Box
How to make a Brown Burst Firework Star
Things to Do with Brown Dye
Here are some activities that you can do with brown dye in Minecraft:
 How to Dye a Sign
 How to Dye a Sheep
 How to Use a Loom