Dye Tub
Description
Dye Tubs are special items that can be used change the color of certain items. Most Dye tubs come undyed, meaning Hue 0 and require the use of Dyes in order to access the menus to change the color of a Dye Tub. Dyes are a common item that can be purchased from Tailor NPCs along with Normal Dye Tubs. To use a dye tub you must be within a few tiles of the tub, double click the Dye Tub, and then select the item. While most Dye Tubs are used to change the color of clothing or cloth used to make clothing, there are many other types of Dye Tubs that can change the colors of these items:
- Leather Armor, Studded Leather Armor, Bone Armor
- Furniture
- Runes
- Runebooks
- Bulk Order Deed Books
- Treasure Map Books
Notes
- When a dye tub is purchased, they generally come as Hue 0, which is considered an unhued, or natural color. Once a new Dye Tub has been purchased you cannot set the Dye Tub back to the unhued, natural state.
- Be careful where Dye Tubs are placed, as anyone with a set of dyes in their bag may be able to change the color of your Dye Tub!
- Most Dye Tubs have unlimited charges.
Normal Dye Tub
The Normal Dye Tub is purchasable from Tailor NPCs and can be used on bags, backpacks, most clothing, cloth, and cloth-like materials such as bandages, yarn, wool, etc. You cannot dye sandals with this tub. The Normal Dye Tub has access to the Normal Dye Tub Hue Range in colors which are from Hue 2 to Hue 1001.
Dye Tub Selector
The Normal Dye Tub Hue Selector. There is a slider at the bottom to make the Hues(Colors) lighter or darker. You can select any of the squares above the slider menu, the preview of the color selected will show in the dye tub to the right side, when finished select "Okay".
Dye Tub Hue Color Chart
To better understand and choose a color from this selector there is a handy Normal Dye Tub Hue Number Table that has been created to quickly choose a color on your Normal Dye Tub. This shows columns and rows that represent the same columns and rows on the Normal Dye Tub Hue Selector in game. There are 5 slider selections that make the Hue Numbers available change. There are 20 columns of color groupings and 10 shades of each column. The Hue Numbers possible start at 2 and end at 1001.
Black Dye Tub
The Black Dye Tub is a special type of dye tub that cannot be changed with dyes, and is always Hue 1. The Black Dye Tub can be purchased with 2000 Donation Coins or can be found as a rare drop from Liches or Ancient Liches. The Black Dye Tub can be used to dye everything that the Normal Dye Tubs can dye.
Special Dye Tub
The Special Dye Tub can be purchased with 2000 Donation Coins and can be used to dye everything that the Normal Dye Tubs can dye.
Hue Range
The Special Dye Tub has access to the Special Dye Tub Hue Range in colors which are the following:
- Violet: Hues 1230-1235
- Tan: Hues 1501-1508
- Brown: Hues 2012-2017
- Dark Blue: Hues 1303-1308
- Forest Green: Hues 1420-1426
- Pink: Hues 1619-1626
- Red: Hues 1640-1644
- Olive: Hues 2001-2005
Special Color Menu
Leather Dye Tub
The Leather Dye Tub can be purchased with 2000 Donation Coins and can be used to dye Leather Armor, Studded Leather Armor, and Bone Armor. The Leather Dye Tub cannot be used to dye anything that the Normal Dye Tubs can dye, this also includes sandals.
Hue Range
The Leather Dye Tub has access to the Enhanced Dye Tub Hue Range in colors which are the following:
- Dull Copper: Hues 2419-2424
- Shadow Iron: Hues 2406-2412
- Copper: Hues 2413-2418
- Bronze: Hues 2414-2418
- Golden: Hues 2213-2218
- Agapite: Hues 2425-2430
- Verite: Hues 2207-2212
- Valorite: Hues 2219-2224
- Reds: Hues 2113-2118
- Blues: Hues 2119-2124
- Greens: Hues 2126-2130
- Yellows: Hues 2213-2218
Enhanced Color Menu
Furniture Dye Tub
The Furniture Dye Tub can be purchased with 2000 Donation Coins and can only be used to dye player-made or purchased furniture/containers and non-deeded house add-ons. When the Furniture Dye Tub is purchased it comes unhued, Hue 0, and once dyed can not be set back to this natural or unhued state. It is a good idea to keep an extra Furniture Dye Tub hidden away that is unhued so that you can reset furniture items back to their original colors!
Hue Range
The Furniture Dye Tub has access to the Normal Dye Tub Hue Range in colors which are from Hue 2 to Hue 1001.
Runebook Dye Tub
The Runebook Dye Tub can be purchased with 2000 Donation Coins and was designed to be used specifically on Runebooks however, these can be used to dye everything that the Normal Dye Tubs can dye. When the Runebook Dye Tub is purchased it comes unhued, Hue 0, and once dyed can not be set back to this natural or unhued state. It is a good idea to keep an extra Runebook Dye Tub hidden away that is unhued so that you can reset Runebooks back to their original colors!
Hue Range
The Runebook Dye Tub has access to the Enhanced Dye Tub Hue Range in colors which are the following:
- Dull Copper: Hues 2419-2424
- Shadow Iron: Hues 2406-2412
- Copper: Hues 2413-2418
- Bronze: Hues 2414-2418
- Golden: Hues 2213-2218
- Agapite: Hues 2425-2430
- Verite: Hues 2207-2212
- Valorite: Hues 2219-2224
- Reds: Hues 2113-2118
- Blues: Hues 2119-2124
- Greens: Hues 2126-2130
- Yellows: Hues 2213-2218
Enhanced Color Menu
Rune Dye Tub
The Rune Dye Tub is purchasable for 140,000 gp from the Unique Wares Vendor which is one of the Gold Sink Vendors. These Rune Dye Tubs come with with only 10 charges and can only be used to dye Runes. The color of the Rune is retained when placed into and retrieved from the Runebook. This will also change the color of the text of the specific Rune within the Runebook!
Hue Range
The Rune Dye Tub has access to the Normal Dye Tub Hue Range in colors which are from Hue 2 to Hue 1001.
Bulk Order Book Dye Tub
The Bulk Order Book Dye Tub can be purchased with 3500 Donation Coins and can only be used to dye Bulk Order Deed Books. Bulk Order Book Dye Tubs come pre-dyed as Hue 58 on purchase and it is not possible to set them back to an unhued state, Hue 0.
Hue Range
The Bulk Order Book Dye Tub has access to the Normal Dye Tub Hue Range in colors which are from Hue 2 to Hue 1001.
Treasure Map Book Dye Tub
The Treasure Map Dye Tub can be purchased with 3500 Donation Coins and can only be used to dye Treasure Map Books. Treasure Map Dye Tubs come pre-dyed as Hue 78 on purchase and it is not possible to set them back to an unhued state, Hue 0.
Hue Range
The Treasure Map Book Dye Tub has access to the Normal Dye Tub Hue Range in colors which are from Hue 2 to Hue 1001.