Dyeable Armor
Dyeable Armor lets players dye vanilla armor pieces in the same way leather armor can be dyed.
What it does
Armor pieces from the vanilla set can be colored with dye, the same process used for leather. The color can then be removed by washing the piece in a cauldron, so a dyed piece can return to its original look. Installing the mod is needed on the client and on the server, and files exist for Forge 1.12.2 only, with 1.0.0 as the latest file from 2025-08-21.
Key features
Dyeing vanilla armor
Chain and other vanilla armor pieces take dye in a crafting grid, the way leather armor does.
Washable colors
A cauldron with water removes the dye from an armor piece, returning it to its default appearance.
Mixed color options
Several dye colors can be applied to each piece, such as light blue or white on chain armor.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Chain armor recipe mod is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and targets Forge 1.7.10, so it covers a much older version. Chroma is open source under the MIT License for Forge 1.20.1, and Caro122's Better Leather is not open source, with a Forge build for 1.20.1 too.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyeable Armor | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2025-08-21 |
| Chain armor recipe mod | Forge | 1.7.10 | Client and server | 2025-08-21 |
| Chroma | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-26 |
| Caro122's Better Leather | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-13 |
Questions
Does Dyeable Armor need to be installed on the server?
Can a dyed armor piece be returned to its original color?
In the catalog
Dyeable Armor is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
Have you ever wanted to dye any armor like leather for some like I did and totally not the reason why I made this mod. Well, now you can. You can dye any armor peice as many colors as you want and it won't look weird, also it is washable with a cauldron. The logo is an example of chain armor dyed with light blue and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dyeable-armor
- Owner
- FluffyGingerboi1
- Published
- 2025-08-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15