New Resene Blackest Black takes the crown for the darkest colour yet, ideal for a media room or a feature wall that will benefit from the colour’s depth.
Colour theory is an amazing thing, full of brain twisting facts. For example, we talk a lot about the effects that light has on colour, but colour itself is reflected light. And since the colours we see are actually missing the light waves of the hue we think we’re looking at, this means that what we collectively call ‘black’ is actually the absence of all colours – though not completely, at least in the world of paint.
Resene Group Technical Manager Mike Clowes says that a paint colour can only be classified as black if it reflects less than 1% of incident light. “The lesser the light reflection from an object, the blacker it is,” he explains. “Finer black pigment particles usually exhibit higher jetness, so it was crucial to bring the particle size down to the smallest possible level.”
So Resene Blackest Black was born, which is much jetter than Resene Black. “Viewed side by side against conventional black finishes, it’s amazing how Resene Blackest Black has so much depth and impact,” says Mike. This is the ideal hue for interior applications such as a home cinema, or a feature wall that will benefit from the colour’s depth.
Resene Blackest Black is initially available in Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen, but for a higher sheen finish you can use Resene Concrete Clear as a topcoat.
“Blackness and light reflection are inversely proportional. The lesser the light reflection from an object, the blacker it is,” explains Mike. “Since black pigment is the key component of a black paint colour, a range of parameters such as its particle size, concentration, surface functionalities and stabilisation influence the jetness of the black colour it generates.
“Finer black pigment particles usually exhibit higher jetness. So, it was crucial to bring the particle size down to the smallest possible level and stabilise it without it getting re-agglomerated. We were able to optimise all these key factors to create Resene Blackest Black, which is much jetter than Resene Black. Viewed side by side against conventional black finishes, it’s amazing how Resene Blackest Black has so much depth and impact.”
Resene Blackest Black is initially available in Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen, but for a higher sheen finish you can use Resene Concrete Clear as a topcoat.
Order a Resene A4 drawdown paint swatch of new Resene Blackest Black online at www.resene.com/drawdowns.