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The Darkest Black

The darkest blacks and how these shades can present novel challenges when it comes to color control.

Jun 02, 2023
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In recent years, companies such as NanoLab, Culture Hustle, and KOYO Orient have been creating extremely dark, pure black paints and coatings that are capable of absorbing up to 98-99.96% of visible light. Some notable examples of such black paints are Vantablack, SINGULARITY Black, BLACK 3.0, and Musou Black.

BMW was the first manufactu…

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