Brightest dyes?

[Tea.2740]

I want permafrost dye but it's so expensive..... What are other really bright dyes, I know frostbite green/blue dye is pretty bright but I'm wondering if there is others that I have missed.

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

Well, Celestial was the white of preference for some time. You can look on the Wiki and other sites to view all the available dyes.

 

Good luck.

[BlaqueFyre.5678]

Permafrost is the brightest dye in game.

[Tea.2740]

> @BlaqueFyre.5678 said:

> Permafrost is the brightest dye in game.

 

yes.... this is why I'm asking what other options there are.....

[azizul.8469]

permafrost , yes.... hopefully you can get it for free next year on 6th birthday present....

[Sleepcoma.9487]

The electro dyes are pretty bright, as are the yellows and reds in the crimson lion set. Aureus comes to mind. With Halloween coming soon I can't help but mention Destroyer Orange as well. I feel like all my best dyes I got from birthday presents.

[Chay.7852]

You might like Frostbite Blue and/or Frostbite Green. They are almost as bright as Permafrost but with a blue or green touch and a cheaper.. i use the blue one and many ppl asked already if its Permafrost.

[Evil.1580]

I like magenta and hot pink :)

[Witch of Doom.5739]

Agree about the Electro dyes. Don't forget you can preview ALL dyes on your toon including the ones you don't own, by choosing the "show locked" (I think that's what it's called) in the dye pane. That way you can pick what you like best, not just what's most expensive or what others like. Have fun! p.s. About Permafrost, I really don't see the appeal. It wipes out detail. So I'm perfectly happy with Celestial for white.

[Sindariel.2354]

Celestial is the 2nd brightest dye after Permafrost and it's also pretty cheap.

[RoseofGilead.8907]

I'd suggest going in-game, and just looking through the dyes in the hero panel. That way you can see how they'd look on your current armor. Some of my favorite "brighter" dyes are the Electro dyes, Celestial, White, and any of the "Ice" dyes ("blue ice" is one of them, I believe).

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

[GW2BLTC](https://www.gw2bltc.com/ "GW2BLTC") has a [dye matcher](https://www.gw2bltc.com/en/tool/dye/search "dye matcher").

 

Here's the link to the list of dyes that are closest to `#FFFFFF` (the 'hex' code for Permafrost's color):

https://www.gw2bltc.com/en/tool/dye/search?cloth=ffffff&ipg=25&page=1&sort=cloth

 

You can compare the color and the current cost.

 

 

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**Caveats**

 

* GW2 identifies colors in 3 dimensions, while the Matcher only compares in a single, combined dimension (see below for why that can be misleading)

* The impact of color (especially in this game) varies depending on material, lighting, and what other colors are in use. In the extreme, in a dark room, all colors look alike.

* Some of the game's biggest fans of dye believe that some dyes also offer additional features; this isn't capture in the API/wiki.

 

**More on measuring "close matches"**

Computer dye measurmenets can be thought of as similar to using GPS coordinates: there's a number measuring position for east/west, north/south, and height. You can simplify the distance between two points by using one measurement, e.g. LA to New York is just under 4000 km (2451 miles), but that ignores height and the fact that cars can't drive directly (it's about 10% farther as the crow drives compared to as it flies).

 

The Dye Matcher similarly simplifies finding a match to looking at the total 'distance' from one color to another, rather than comparing all three. Thus you'll see something with an intense green hue be a closer match than something that looks more white, because the non-green elements are a closer match than the off-white's.

 

tl;dr the Matcher is a great tool, but it makes some approximations; be sure to actually compare in game.