Dyes

• Dyes can be used to change the colour of your equipment.

• You can apply dyes directly to your equipped armor, or you can apply them to items in your Wardrobe or Vault.

The Wardrobe allows you to save all dye colors applied to any piece of equipment, otherwise, only the specific item is dyed.

To dye an item in your Wardrobe, simply right click on the dye pot and then left click on the item you wish to dye.

• The Dressing Room is used to check the colour effect on your equipment before using any dye.

ctrl + left-click on an equipment item to open your Dressing Room.

You can then preview any colour from the drop-down menu available.

Note: Some items cannot be dyed (example: the Rise of Isengard pre-order cosmetics). If an item cannot be dyed, you will not be able to change the drop-down menu for that item slot.

Sources

• The primary source of dye is the Scholar crafting profession. A scholar can create dyes once they have learned a recipe for the particular dye colour and acquire the necessary components. Scholar-list dyes may also be purchased in the LOTRO Store for points, and from Lalia's Market for Mithril Coins.
• Certain dyes are not craftable by Scholars, but are obtained from Barter Vendors during specific Festivals. See Festival Dyes below.
• Dyes may be available in the Auction House.
• Occasionally, dyes are awarded as quest rewards.

Dye Options

Crimson	Red	Rust	Orange	Gold	Yellow	Olive	Ranger Green	Dark Green	Forest Green	Rivendell Green
Turquoise	Sea Blue	Ered Luin Blue	Navy	Evendim Blue	Steel Blue	Rose	Violet	Purple	Indigo	Burgundy
White	Sienna	Umber	Walnut Brown	Grey	Black

Dye Chart by tier

• All dye ingredients are rare items from their respective fields and resource nodes, except for   Yarrow Root ,   Woad Plant and   Indigo Plant , which are themselves resources found around the world.

Example: a strawberry field will always produce a strawberry crop, but will rarely produce the juicy strawberry needed for red dye. Well-tended fields from critical farming successes increase the chance for rare items.

Dye Colour	Dye Recipe	Dye Critical	Dye Ingredient	Acquisition
Apprentice Scholar (T1)
Sienna Dye	Sienna Dye Recipe	3 Sienna Dyes	Piece of Sienna	Copper Deposit
Gold Dye	Gold Dye Recipe	3 Gold Dyes	Yarrow Root	Yarrow Root Resource Node / Wild Flower Field
Journeyman Scholar (T2)
Grey Dye	Grey Dye Recipe	3 Grey Dye	Iris Root	Iris Field / Wild Flower Field
Olive Dye	Olive Dye Recipe	3 Olive Dyes	Pile of Copper Salts	Copper Deposit
Umber Dye	Umber Dye Recipe	3 Umber Dyes	Piece of Umber	Barrow-iron Deposit
Expert Scholar (T3)
Navy Dye	Navy Dye Recipe	3 Navy Dye	Woad Plant	Woad Plant Resource Node / Wild Flower Field
Turquoise Dye	Turquoise Dye Recipe	3 Turquoise Dyes	Bluebottle Petal	Bluebottle Field / Wild Flower Field
Violet Dye	Violet Dye Recipe	3 Violet Dyes	Juicy Blackberry	Blackberry Field
Artisan Scholar (T4)
Burgundy Dye	Burgundy Recipe	3 Burgundy Dyes	Amaranth Petal	Amaranth Field / Wild Flower Field
Dark Green Dye	Dark Green Dye Recipe	3 Dark Green Dyes	Onion Skin	Green Onion Field
Evendim Blue Dye	Evendim Blue Recipe	3 Evendim Blue Dyes	Bluebottle Petal & Indigo Plant	Bluebottle Field / Wild Flower Field & Indigo Plant Resource Node / Wild Flower Field
Forest Green Dye	Forest Green Recipe	3 Forest Green Dyes	Onion Skin & Lily-of-the-Valley Leaf	Green Onion Field & Lily-of-the-Valley Field / Wild Flower Field
Indigo Dye	Indigo Dye Recipe	3 Indigo Dyes	Indigo Plant	Indigo Plant Resource Node / Wild Flower Field
Master Scholar (T5)
Orange Dye	Orange Dye Recipe	3 Orange Dyes	Bloodwort Root	Bloodwort Field / Wild Flower Field
Red Dye	Red Dye Recipe	3 Red Dyes	Juicy Strawberry	Strawberry Field
Rivendell Green Dye	Rivendell Green Dye Recipe	3 Rivendell Green Dyes	Onion Skin & Pile of Copper Salts	Green Onion Field & Copper Deposit
Rust Dye	Rust Dye Recipe	3 Rust Dyes	Pile of Ancient Iron Oxides	Ancient Iron Deposit
Sea Blue Dye	Sea Blue Dye Recipe	3 Sea Blue Dyes	Woad Plant & Bluebottle Petal	Woad Plant Resource Node / Wild Flower Field & Bluebottle Field / Wild Flower Field
Supreme Scholar (T6)
Black Dye	Black Dye Recipe	3 Black Dyes	Pile of Ancient Iron Oxides	Ancient Iron Deposit
Crimson Dye	Crimson Dye Recipe	3 Crimson Dyes	Juicy Strawberry & Piece of Sienna	Strawberry Field & Copper Deposit
Ered Luin Blue Dye	Ered Luin Blue Dye Recipe	3 Ered Luin Blue Dyes	Woad Plant & Indigo Plant	Woad Plant Resource Node / Wild Flower Field & Indigo Plant Resource Node / Wild Flower Field
Purple Dye	Purple Dye Recipe	3 Purple Dyes	Juicy Elderberry & Indigo Plant	Elder Field / Wild Flower Field & Indigo Plant Resource Node / Wild Flower Field
Ranger Green Dye	Ranger Green Dye Recipe	3 Ranger Green Dyes	Lily-of-the-Valley Leaf & Piece of Umber	Lily-of-the-Valley Field / Wild Flower Field & Barrow-iron Deposit
Rose Dye	Rose Dye Recipe	3 Rose Dyes	Juicy Strawberry & Amaranth Petal	Strawberry Field & Amaranth Field / Wild Flower Field
White Dye	White Dye Recipe	3 White Dyes	Chunk of Lime	Khazâd Skarn Deposit
Yellow Dye	Yellow Dye Recipe	3 Yellow Dyes	Yarrow Root & Saffron Thread	Yarrow Root Resource Node / Wild Flower Field & Saffron Field / Wild Flower Field
Westfold Scholar (T7)
None
Eastemnet Scholar (T8)
None
Westemnet Scholar (T9)
Walnut Brown Dye	Walnut Brown Dye Recipe	3 Walnut Brown Dyes	Walnut	Walnut Branches Resource Node
Steel Blue Dye	Steel Blue Dye Recipe	3 Steel Blue Dye	Bluebell Bulb	Bluebell Field
Other
Dye Wash			Vendor	Tailor & Supplier

Festival Dyes

Dye Colour	Festival
Bullroarer's Green Dye	Spring Festival
Dark Purple Dye	Spring Festival
Lavender Dye	Spring Festival
Shire-plum Dye	Spring Festival
Dark Clay Dye	Farmers Faire
Rohan Green Dye	Farmers Faire
Shire Peach Dye	Farmers Faire
Sunset Orange Dye	Farmers Faire
Ashenslades Green Dye	Harvest Festival
Autumn Leaf Dye	Harvest Festival
Imladris Fallen Leaf Dye	Harvest Festival
Twilight Purple Dye	Harvest Festival
Belegaer Blue Dye	Yule Festival
Dark Mossy Green Dye	Yule Festival
Lórien Gold Dye	Yule Festival
Moria Silver Dye	Yule Festival

• In addition, these dyes are available during the Anniversary Festival as quest rewards: Ashenslades Green, Belegaer Blue, Dark Clay, Lavender, Lórien Gold, and Moria Silver.

Dye Gallery

Note: dye colors can look very different on different armour pieces. You can preview how any dye will look on a particular item by using the Dressing Room function, accessed by CTRL + left-clicking on that item, then choosing what dye colour you want to see in the drop down menus shown there.

Rose	Violet	Indigo	Purple
Navy	Evendim Blue	Ered Luin Blue	Sea Blue
Turquoise	Dark Green	Forest Green	Rivendell Green
Olive	Ranger Green	Yellow	Gold
Orange	Red	Crimson	Burgundy
Sienna	Rust	Umber	Walnut Brown
White	Grey	Black	Steel Blue
Washed

Dye Gallery 2

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  Red

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  Rust

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  Orange

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  Sienna

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  Umber

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  Gold

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  Olive

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  Dark Green

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  Turquoise

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  Navy

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  Indigo

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  Violet

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  Burgundy

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  Black

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  Grey

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  White

*Note: Scroll down to find the Item page under 'File Usage'. If there are more than one, it means they all share the same appearance.