basic colour vs dye

basic colour and dye both are nouns.

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

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

basic colour: 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 colour include dyestuff.

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