Distinctive Dyes
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.9% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #46 of 699 Character Customisation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
I made this mod for myself, but maybe some people can find it useful too.
Playing on TV I had a hard time telling what colors were in those skinny dye bottles.
Mod is a simple icon replacer.
Dye names can also be misleading, such as the 'Yellow dye' that unexpectedly adds a green to your equip.
In the end, that's what motivated me to rework dye bottle icons from scratch to be more representative.
Features- all 41 original BG3 dye icons replaced with more accurate representations of their colors after combining them with your equip
- thin dye bottles replaced with wider ones, enhancing overall color visibility in the inventory (and tooltip)
- completely scriptless mod that can't break your game or saves
Install without Mod Manager:
1. Copy the a1_Distinctive_Dyes.pak file to your Data folder
Install with Mod Manager:
1. Install as usual.
2. If you have any problems, try playing with mods load order priority or just install it without Mod Manager (above)
Changelog:
- More polished design
- Also shows armor color
- Better quality compression
- Should now work with controllers
- Better compatibility with Mod Managers
- You can now change load order of this mod via Mod Manager
Possible incompatibilities:
Cerberry mods
Future updates:
- Adding last missing and very rare dye, Drake General Dye
- Compability patches to unify icons with other dye mods
- Fixes and adjustments
Create your own dye icons using my resource:
Special thanks:
to the revered craftsmen at Larian Studios for creating the best RPG I ever played
to @perseidipity for incredible help solving the Drake General dye mystery
to @RaeRae for really helpful bugfix report and using his arcane powers to summon @pavelk
to @pavelk for using his compatibility arts to make my mod work in flawless cooperation with his, Better Inventory
to @Serciril for warding off the game save breaking villainry
Distinctive Dyes replaces all 41 original Baldur's Gate 3 dye icons with more accurate color representations, making it easier to see what your equipment will look like before applying a dye. This is a purely cosmetic quality-of-life mod for players who want clearer visual feedback when customizing their characters' gear.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 4,292 endorsements and over 453k downloads.
- Solves a real annoyance—dye icons in vanilla are misleading, this mod fixes that.
- Lightweight and doesn't touch gameplay, just visual clarity.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects icons, not the actual dye colors or effects.
- No screenshots or detailed previews in the description, so you can't see the new icons before installing.
- Last updated in February 2024—might not be compatible with future BG3 patches.
For BG3 players who love customizing their gear and hate guessing what a dye will look like. If you're tired of squinting at tiny icons and want a clearer preview, this is for you. Skip if you want actual dye color changes—this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to place the mod in your BG3 Mods folder (usually Documents/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/Mods) and enable it in the mod manager.
- If you use other mods that alter dye icons, load this one after them to ensure it takes priority.
- Check the mod's page for any updates after game patches, as icon mods can break if the game's UI changes.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Baldurs Gate 3 Mods
- Author
- Grimsyxd
- Version
- 1.22
- Downloads
- 453,426
- Endorsements
- 4,292
- Category
- Character Customisation
- Created
- 11/6/2023
- Updated
- 2/12/2024
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