Mushroom dye
s can be used to create color dyes via color-extraction with a solvent as well as particulation of raw material. The shingled hedgehog mushroom and related species contain blue-green pigments, which are used for dyeing wool in Norway. The fruiting body of Hydnellum peckii can be used to produce a beige color when no mordant is used, and shades of blue or green depending on the mordant added. Phaeolus schweinitzii produces green, yellow, gold, or brown colors, depending on the material dyed and the mordant used.
| Mushroom | Color catalyst | Color created |
| Chanterelle | ammonia | dull yellow |
| Artist's conk | ammonia | rust |
| Horse mushroom | salt water | yellowish green |
| Meadow mushroom | salt water | yellowish green |
| Turkey tail | ammonia | variable |
| False turkey tail | ammonia | variable |
| Shaggy mane | iron pot/ammonia | greyish-green |
| King bolete | ammonia | reddish-yellow |
| Oyster mushroom | iron pot/ammonia | greyish-green |
| Lobster mushroom | ammonia | cinnamon pink to red |
| Dyer's polypore | ammonia copper pot/ammonia iron pot/ammonia salt water | orange deep green rust red yellow |
| Maitake | ammonia | light yellow |
| Chicken of the woods | ammonia | orange |
| Giant puffball | ammonia | dark red |
| Lingzhi | ammonia | rust |
| Blewit | ammonia | green |