Most natural dyes come from dye plants, the best-known ones being woad, weld and madder from Europe, and brazilwood, logwood and indigo from the tropics.

• 大多数的天然染料来源于含有颜料的植物，其中最名的莫过于来自欧洲的靛蓝、木犀草和茜草，来自热带地区的苏木、洋苏木和靛蓝。