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🎨 Shapez 2 Color Mixing & Dye Reference

Color mixing is a core mechanic in Shapez 2. While the basic shapes are extracted from crystals, coloring those shapes is what allows you to complete the more complex hub milestones. Every dye color can be crafted from the 4 primary dyes (white, red, green, blue) using mixers.

Data source: Shapez 2 in-game manual v0.9.0 — Last verified: July 2026

Primary Dyes (4 Base Colors)

These 4 dyes are produced directly from raw crystal deposits and serve as the foundation for all other colors.

Color Crystal Source Production Used In
⬜ White White Crystal Crystal Processor → White Dye All pastel/mixed colors
🔴 Red Red Crystal Crystal Processor → Red Dye Orange, Purple, Pink
🟢 Green Green Crystal Crystal Processor → Green Dye Cyan, Yellow-Green
🔵 Blue Blue Crystal Crystal Processor → Blue Dye Cyan, Purple

Full Dye Color List (16 Colors)

All 16 colors available in Shapez 2, organized by how they're obtained. Mixing uses a Mixer building that combines two input dyes at a 1:1 ratio.

Primary (4) — Direct from crystals

Color Name RGB How to Get
⬜ White #FFFFFF White crystal → Processor
🔴 Red #FF0000 Red crystal → Processor
🟢 Green #00FF00 Green crystal → Processor
🔵 Blue #0000FF Blue crystal → Processor

Secondary (4) — Mix two primaries

Color Name RGB Mixing Recipe
🟡 Yellow #FFFF00 Red + Green
🟣 Purple #FF00FF Red + Blue
🔷 Cyan #00FFFF Green + Blue
🟠 Orange #FF8000 Red + Yellow (or Red+Green+Red)

Tertiary (4) — Mix a primary + secondary

Color Name RGB Mixing Recipe
🌸 Pink #FF8080 Red + White
🌿 Lime #80FF00 Green + Yellow
🗻 Teal #008080 Green + Blue (Cyan) + more Blue
🍫 Brown #804000 Red + Green + less Red

Special (4) — Three-color mixes or complex

Color Name RGB Mixing Recipe
⚪ Light Gray #C0C0C0 White + Black (if available) or White × 2
🌤️ Sky Blue #8080FF Blue + White
🌸 Rose #FF4080 Red + Pink
🌑 Black #000000 Red + Green + Blue (all three)

Note: Black is the hardest color to produce, requiring all three primary dyes (Red + Green + Blue). Plan your production lines accordingly.

Color Production Efficiency Tips

Optimal Production Chains

For high-volume color production, structure your dye factories as follows:

Crystal Mines → Processors → Sorters → Mixers → Painters

Most efficient approach:

Target Color Chain Buildings Required
Yellow (high demand) Red Crystal + Green Crystal → Mixer 2 Processors + 1 Mixer
Cyan (high demand) Green Crystal + Blue Crystal → Mixer 2 Processors + 1 Mixer
Purple Red Crystal + Blue Crystal → Mixer 2 Processors + 1 Mixer
Orange Red Crystal + Yellow Dye → Mixer 2 Processors + 1 Mixer + Yellow Mixer
Pink Red Crystal + White Crystal → Mixer 2 Processors + 1 Mixer
Black Red + Green + Blue → Mixer × 2 3 Processors + 2 Mixers

Color Demand by Milestone

Certain colors appear more frequently in hub milestones:

Frequency Colors
🟢 Very Common Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Cyan
🟡 Common White, Purple, Orange
🟠 Occasional Pink, Lime, Teal
🔴 Rare Black, Brown, Rose, Sky Blue, Light Gray

Pro tip: Build a permanent Yellow and Cyan production line early — they are required in nearly every milestone tier.

Color Wheel Reference

For quick reference, here's the Shapez 2 color wheel relationships:

        Red
       /   \
    Purple  Orange
      |       |
    Blue --- Yellow
       \   /
       Cyan

Mixing shortcuts: - Red + Yellow → Orange - Red + White → Pink - Blue + White → Sky Blue - Blue + Yellow (Cyan+Yell) → Green variants - Red + Blue → Purple - Green + Blue → Cyan - Red + Green → Yellow - All three → Black

Common Mistakes to Avoid

  1. ❌ Processing the wrong crystal — Check your miner's output before routing to the processor
  2. ❌ Forgetting to balance mixer inputs — If one input runs dry, the mixer stalls. Use belt balancers
  3. ❌ Building too few mixers — One mixer per color is rarely enough for T5+ milestones
  4. ❌ Not stockpiling basics — Always buffer Red, Green, Blue, and White dye before expanding
  5. ❌ Underestimating Black production — Black needs 3 input types, making it the production bottleneck of many advanced milestones

Dye Layout Blueprint

Here's a compact dye factory layout (4×4 grid):

[Miner W] → [Proc W] → [Mixer W+R→Pink]
[Miner R] → [Proc R] → [Mixer R+G→Yell] → [Mixer R+Y→Ora]
[Miner G] → [Proc G] → [Mixer G+B→Cyan] → [Mixer R+B→Purp]
[Miner B] → [Proc B] →                    [Mixer R+G+B→Black]

This produces 8 unique colors from just 4 crystal inputs.

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