basic color vs dye

basic color and dye both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
basic color	Yes	No	No	No
dye	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dye is a hypernym of basic color; that is, dye is a word with a broader meaning than basic color:

basic color: a dye that is considered to be a base because the chromophore is part of a positive ion
dye: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

Other hypernyms of basic color include dyestuff.

basic color (noun)	dye (noun)
a dye that is considered to be a base because the chromophore is part of a positive ion	a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

basic color (verb)	dye (verb)
	color with dye
	color for microscopic study