basic color vs dyestuff

basic color and dyestuff both are nouns.

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

As nouns, dyestuff is a hypernym of basic color; that is, dyestuff 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
dyestuff: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

Other hypernyms of basic color include dye.

basic color (noun)	dyestuff (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