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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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The Darkest Black

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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