This study aimed to determine the effect of the concentration (1, 5, or 8 wt%) of colloidal microcrystalline cellulose (MCCS) as suspending agent on the long-term stability and rheology of the vegetable carbon (C) and calcium carbonate (CC) suspended in water-glycerine mixture. These suspensions as ready-to-use black and white liquid dyes containing 10 wt% C or CC were assessed for particle size, Turbiscan stability index (TSI), steady shear, thixotropy and dynamic viscoelasticity. After 370 days, the black dyes showed excellent stability (TSI ≪ 0.5) at 4°C and 25°C already at 1 wt% MCCS, while the white dyes showed reasonable stability (TSI 1-3) only at 5 and 8 wt% MCCS. Dye formulations exhibited a relatively liquid-like viscoelastic behaviour, while they showed extremely shear-thinning behaviour with a network structure dependent on the concentration of the MCCS as exhibited by the increase in thixotropy and the existence of the measurable yield stress.