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Light Gray Dye – Wiki Guide

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This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft light gray dye with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, light gray dye is one of the many dyes that you can make. There is more than one way to craft light gray dye.

Let’s explore how to make a light gray dye.

Where to find Light Gray Dye in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find light gray dye in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.11	Materials
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.12 – 1.19	Miscellaneous
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Ingredients

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 Light Gray Dye

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft light gray dye:

1 Azure Bluet
1 White Tulip
1 Oxeye Daisy
1 Gray Dye
1 Black Dye
2 White Dye

How to craft Light Gray 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 Light Gray Dye

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make light gray dye, you will need to place specific items in the grid. It is important that the items are placed in the exact pattern as our example images. Changing the pattern of boxes that are filled will change the item that is crafted.

There are 5 patterns you can use as a crafting recipe for light gray dye:

Pattern 1

There should be 1 gray dye and 1 white dye in the first 2 boxes.

Pattern 2

There should be 1 black dye and 2 white dye as follows.

Pattern 3

In the first row, there should be 1 azure bluet in the first box.

Pattern 4

In the first row, there should be 1 white tulip in the first box.

Pattern 5

In the first row, there should be 1 oxeye daisy in the first box.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the pattern, the light gray dye will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Light Gray Dye to Inventory

Once you have crafted light gray dye, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made light gray dye in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, light gray dye has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Light Gray Dye (minecraft:dye)	7	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Light Gray Dye (minecraft:light_gray_dye)		64	Java	1.13 – 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.

Give Command for Light Gray Dye

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the /give command for Light Gray Dye is:

/give @p light_gray_dye 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Light Gray Dye is:

/give @p dye 1 7

Things to Make with Light Gray Dye

You can use light gray dye to make items in Minecraft such as:

How to make a Light Gray Bed
How to make Light Gray Wool
How to make Light Gray Stained Glass
How to make Light Gray Terracotta
How to make Light Gray 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 Light Gray Candle
How to make Light Gray 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 a Pokeball Banner
How to make Light Gray Stained Glass Pane
How to make a Light Gray Shulker Box
How to make a Light Gray Burst Firework Star
How to make a Light Gray Star-Shaped Firework Star
How to make a Light Gray Small Firework Star
How to make a Light Gray Large Firework Star
How to make a Light Gray Creeper-Shaped Firework Star