Marine

MAGIC

Marine Magic
COLORS ABOVE AND
BELOW THE WATER
The world around us appears naturally colorful.
This is not because the world is colorful, but
because our brain interprets it as colorful. Hence,
color is always emotion and influences our mood,
while our mood influences how we perceive
and interpret color. Why do we then design
our homes and cars, our computers and offices
predominantly in achromatic colors, e.g. in white,
black and gray? Doesn’t this mean we’re excluding
nature from our lives?
We will take a look at the mesmerizing colors of oceans and reefs,
where the creatures wear strikingly colorful outfits or are per-
fectly camouflaged, and where reflections change with the course
of the sun and the weather conditions. Even at greater depths and
lower intensity, the color of light creates an almost infinite variety
of hues and nuances. And those magic marine creatures down
there don’t just wear colors to look pretty and individual, but to
adapt to their environment, to communicate with each other –
and often to simply survive.
With split-level photography you capture images that show both
worlds at once: the one above and below the water. In this trend-
book for automotive styling shades, we offer a similar perspective,
looking at both spheres at the same time and thinking about what
meaning their colors convey.
 
Follow us on a discovery tour into the colorful worlds of the
oceans, which served as the inspiration for our styling shades for
the year 2019.
Let them also be your inspiration to add more color to our
mechanical environment. With the organic pigments of Clariant
it is easier than it might appear.
WELCOME TO A SEA OF COLORS.
WELCOME TO CLARIANT’S
AUTOMOTIVE TRENDBOOK FOR 2019.
 Wonderfully versatile
IN SHAPE AND SHADE When looked at from above, a well-populated
coral reef can resemble a big city during rush
hour. Endless processions of shiny, many-colored
shapes are moving this way and that. Sometimes
they flow freely among the towering structures of
rock that surround them. Sometimes they stand
still in schools.
While the many colors of cars can be explained with man’s highly
developed skill of imitating the palette of nature, the reason why
nature has clad the residents of reefs in such varied hues remains
something of a mystery. Corals, sponges and sea anemones often
take their bright colors from tiny photosynthetic algae that live in
them. And one obvious explanation for the equally gaudy shades of
many coral fish would be that they help them to blend in with their
surroundings, making them less likely to end up as a seafood snack.
Though this may be far from the whole story, a certain flexibility
in shape and shade definitely seems to be a basic requirement
for life in the reef that even its most sober-minded inhabitants
can’t ignore. When coming to Mother Nature’s paint shop, these
pragmatic characters perhaps won’t go for extravagant metallic or
color-change effects, but don’t want to stand out by staying utterly
drab either. Neither overtaxing their courage nor their budget is
key – both down in the ocean and up in the safer realms of a car
showroom.
Let’s dive into a sea of colors and discover
the marine magic.

»The sea, once it casts its

spell, holds one in its net
of wonder forever.«
_
JACQUES COUSTEAU

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Blue like
the ocean
WHITE LIKE
THE SKY
Blue is the color of the sea itself, so it’s
little wonder that it’s also the hue worn
by many fish, especially those living out
in the open ocean. In the world of cars,
the color is no longer quite as popular as
similarly discreet shades like white, gray
and black, but clearly on the rise again.
Out in the open sea, blue backs are often combined
with white bellies to achieve an effect called counter-
shading that serves as camouflage. It makes free-
swimming predators like blue sharks and needlefish
blend in with the color of the ocean when seen from
above and with the white of the sky when looked at
from below, and even the large, plankton-eating
mantas wear it for protection.
Down in the reef, blue is often combined with yellow
for similar, yet more complicated purposes. The stark
contrast of the two complementary colors blends
into gray from the distance, but can be used for social
signaling at close range. Some fish wear bright blue
streaks to advertise their cleaning services or romantic
ambitions – clear candidates for Clariant’s curiosity-
and excellence-focused shades, who aren’t afraid of
sticking out. When displayed by poisonous bottom-
dwellers like sea slugs or spotted rays, on the other
hand, glowing blues with yellows are an urgent
warning to stay away.
Deeply saturated blues, formulated either with tinted
clears or by using new sparkling effect pigments, and
medium-saturated shades with a neutral flip-flop
effect can be expected to surface. At the same time,
blue will expand to both greenish and violet hues.

»We are tied to the ocean. And when we go

back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to
watch it, we are going back from whence
we came.«
_
JOHN F. KENNEDY

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 Deep
IN THE RED
A red sports car certainly isn’t something
you take out a loan for if you don’t want
to be noticed. Psychologists will tell you
that red on a car is the color of self-
assured go-getters, whose unflinching
zest for life can at times even come across
as a bit aggressive.
Definitely candidates for coatings from our excellence-
focused set of recommendations, these types perhaps
find their most fitting counterparts in the jumbo squids
of the Pacific Ocean, who flash in shades of such deep
scarlet when hunting that fishermen call them »red
devils.« But – just like in the world of cars – red can
also be seen on the bodys of less extreme characters
of the deep, who might even wear it for exactly the
opposite purpose of putting on a show.
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»Consider the subtleness of
the sea; how its most dreaded
creatures glide under water,
unapparent for the most part,
and treacherously hidden
beneath the loveliest tints
of azure.«
_
HERMAN MELVILLE
This is what scientists assume of more traditional-
looking types like groupers and soldierfish, who live at
depths where red is filtered out of the light spectrum
and thus looks gray, or only leave the safety of their
shadowy ledges at night, when their true colors do
not show. Some seahorses, too, use the hue to blend
in rather than stick out – and deep down in the ocean,
many fish have even lost the ability to see red.
Red is the color area which always had a certain
popularity as it affects various types of car drivers.
It will develop into higher shares as it benefits a lot
from new, opaque effect pigments and the tinted clear
technology. This will also make orange hues more
easily accessible. In addition, red will be supported
by the dwindling share of brown, and red-violet,
burgundy shades will also gain momentum.
 On the
sunny side
OF THE
»Full many a
REEF Like blue shades, yellow and orange
tones have a special place in our
gem of purest ray trendbook for 2019.
­serene, the dark Take the yellow boxfish for instance, who doesn’t
un­fathomed caves just look like he could serve as model for some kind
of ocean bear.« of futuristic car but actually has done so, and not for
_ some unknown niche manufacturer or wacky bionics
THOMAS GRAY start-up either. Or »Nemo«, the orange clownfish, who
didn’t need a Hollywood career to develop the guts for
flaunting that friendly color, but had them since the
day he was born (or spawned, for that matter).

Others residents of the reef, like the warty frogfish,

even have the ability to change between the two
shades. Looking like yellow piece of coral one day,
they will resemble an orange sponge on another – and
keep their mouths wide open at both times, in case
an unsuspecting fish should swim by and fall for their
beautifully colored act of imitation.

Actually, yellow would benefit most from the new

opaque, highly sparkling effect pigments and the lost
share of brown. However, it will probably be later than
2020 before formulators dare to tackle this shade area.
In the meantime they will gain experience and confi-
dence in the yellow shade area.

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 Green
BEHIND
THE EARS
At the bottom of the sea, green is a
color preferred by young and not yet
mature fish, who often sport drab,
earthy or verdant tones to better
blend in with inconspicuous patches
of reef or seagrass. Only when the
number of potential predators has
diminished with their own increase
in size do they feel secure enough to
change into bolder colors.

Others, like the leafy sea dragons,

prefer to play it safe for their whole
life. This in turn has prompted nature
to match not just their color but their
entire appearance to that of a plant.

Since many years, the share of green has stabilized at

around five percent of the chromatic shades. Never-
theless, in the past years attractive »green apple« or
»green mamba« effect shades have been introduced by
several car makers. If green develops a level of ver-
satility and respectability similar to blue by avoiding
the »forester look« and military resemblance, it may
absorb some share of brown.

»How inappropriate to call this planet

Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.«
_
ARTHUR C. CLARKE

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 Pretty
IN PINK
(AND PURPLE)
_
METASEPIA PFEFFERI

»I can mention many moments that were unforgettable and

revelatory. But the most single revelatory three minutes was
the first time I put on scuba gear and dived on a coral reef.«
_
SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

Except in the realm of rock songs and Barbie toys, pink cars are
still something of a rarity. Yet coating experts think that especially
urban consumers buying small and mid-size cars are becoming
more and more adventurous. In Europe, for instance, the similarly
unconventional choice purple already adorns five percent of all
cars that are being sold in the subcompact class and have a non-
neutral color (i.e. are neither white, black, gray nor silver).
The inhabitants of the world’s reefs are a little ahead of us in this
respect. Here, pink and purple have long become commonplace
hues that nobody takes exception to, even when they grace the
already exceptional physique of a weedy scorpionfish. Sea slugs,
crabs and all kinds of corals wear them quite naturally as well.
So does Metasepia pfefferi, a three-inch cuttlefish that resembles
a swimming orchid. No wonder it is also known as the flamboyant
cuttlefish.

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 Brown
LIKE THE
BENTHOS
»The sea is everything. It
covers seven tenths of the
terrestrial globe. Its breath
is pure and healthy. It is an
immense desert, where man
is never lonely, for he feels
life stirring on all sides.«
_
JULES VERNE
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The term benthos comes from the Greek word for »depth of
the sea« and was coined in 1891 by the German naturalist Ernst
Haeckel for the community of organisms living on the bottom of
the ocean. Like people driving brown cars, these mussels, crabs
and worms are often down-to-earth types who prefer long-lasting
value over style – which in their case mostly means not being
eaten by other residents of the ocean’s bottom.
In order to achieve this, some brown octopuses go as far as hiding
inside brown clams, using a »double layer« of protective paint,
so to speak. Attempts at style or even extravagance, like mixing
brown with shades of golden or breaking it up with polka dots,
tend to be the privilege of those higher up in the food chain: snake
eels burrowing in the sand and waiting for prey, or morays sticking
their hungry brown snouts out of benthic rocks.
For car buyers putting their money on flexibility, but also for those
valuing tradition, we’ve created warm earthy shades that give sub-
stance to car paints without making them look old-fashioned. After
all, even the most sensible types are not above a touch of style
sometimes. And to sensitively respond and react to such urges is
what our biennial styling shade trendbook is all about.
The popularity of brown will drop below a ten percent share of
the chromatic colors. Shade-wise it will develop into more reddish
nuances, dark copper shades.
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 Sparkling ­
silver
GALLANT »Every time I slip into the
ocean, it’s like going home.«

GRAY
_
SYLVIA EARLE

Silver is often deemed a prudent choice

of color for cars because it’s supposed
to let them keep their value better than a
more unconventional shade, which might
make a vehicle hard to resell. Fish that
live out in the open ocean seem to follow
a similar line of thinking. What they’re
trying to keep is not their value, however,
but their life.

A bait ball looks very much like a big, living version

of a disco ball. Instead of countless mirrors, it is made
up of prey fish like sardines or mackerel, which often
form dense, rotating swarms when threatened. The
sparkling silver of their bodies – valued by some car
owners for its clean, classy look – is meant to confuse
predators and make it harder for them to pick out
individual victims.

Those predators often go for even more conservative

paint jobs, making them especially hard to see when
resting in park mode on the ocean floor. Since – for-
tunately – the rules of survival aren’t quite as tough
where we park and drive, we’ve included neither pure
silver nor solid gray shades in our trendbook for 2019.
Mixed into our color recommendations for tradition-,
curiosity- and excellence-focused customers, however,
you’ll find enough sparkle and shine to dazzle anyone
sharing the road. And a variety of shades and hues that
makes that dazzle – like the reef we’re returning to
now – look even more lively.

Neutral grays will surface from all depths of shade,

but also lightly tinted mid-deep blacks, for instance
with a hint of green. Seemingly deep black will
suddenly start to sparkle in bright sunlight, like the
calm sea at sunset.

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Color
POPULARITY
Germany and the world DEVELOPMENT OF ACHROMATIC SHADES IN GERMANY

Since the beginning of the millennium, a global color megatrend
can be observed, namely the rise of achromatic car colors, like
white, gray and black. What is perplexing about this is that these
»colors« seem to have gained a 70 to 75% level of popularity all over
the globe, which is constant since more than a decade now. This
means, on the other hand, that the global share of chromatic colors
Under these circumstances the rise of brown (peaking at 27% of
chromatic colors in 2012) must be seen as a surprise, particularly
80%
as it came at the expense of blue and, to a minor extent, of red. In
recent years brown came down again, and it is very likely that its 70%
decline will end in a popularity level of well under 10%. Will blue
benefit from this and regain its share? Will green return to the the 60%

is also constant, at 25 to 30%. It will, therefore, be no surprise if this strength it had at the beginning of the millennium? Or will yellow
50%
ratio will come out of global statistics also in 2019 and beyond. or violet seize the opportunity? Whatever it will be, the chromatic
shades will stand out and add color to our lives. 40%
Looking at the chromatic colors reveals the next startling fact:
Blue and red are the next most popular car colors, and their ratio 30%
seems to have settled at 3:2 globally – as if somebody behind the
scene decided which colors car buyers were supposed to like. In 20%

our digital world, this »big unknown« is likely to be the software

10%
which does not leave much room for color experiments, estimating
the risk of failure higher than the chance of getting ahead of the 0%
competition.
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

POPULARITY OF CHROMATIC SHADES DEVELOPMENT OF CHROMATIC SHADES IN GERMANY

IN GERMANY, 2016

80%

70%

41.4% 60%

50%

40%

30%

20%
28.0%
10%

15.1% 0%

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

6.5% 5.2% 2.6% 1.3%

18 SOURCE: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt Germany 19

Global color ASIA

POPULARITY IN 2016 10
16
JAPAN
9 17 RUSSIA
8

5
5
2 28 16
1
20
10 13
27 22
10
% 7 8
5 6
4
7 4 6
4 3 5
2 2 48
11 28 1 4
CHINA 11 34

GERMANY %
%

NORTH AMERICA
18

8
SOUTH KOREA
5
16 17 5
11 11 2
21 57
10 21 20 EUROPE 11
9

8 6 %
4 5
2 3
2
1
25 11 27 AFRICA

% % 16
19
12

7
16
15 3
11 33
1
8
INDIA
6 %
4
2
11 47
1
SOUTH AMERICA

% 12
29
8

WORLD 7

24 4
11 4 BLACK
3
2 31
1
8
GRAY
5
5
2
% SILVER

2 41 11
21
18 WHITE

11
% YELLOW/GOLD

6 RED

6
BLUE
5
3 37 GREEN
11
BROWN/BEIGE

% OTHERS

20 SOURCES: Axalta Coatings Systems, Global Automotive Color 2016 Popularity Report/Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt Germany 21
Pigments in focus
CLARIANT’S
BENZIMIDAZOLONES CF3 O CH3

N H H
N N N
O
O N
H

Azo pigments have a long history that dates back
to the beginning of the 20th century. Some of the
products discovered at the time still enjoy a certain
market share today. They are mostly used as eco-
nomic colorants for simple coating systems.
The majority of azo pigments do not fulfill the requirements for
modern automotive coatings. Because of their characteristics and
attractive cost-performance ratio, however, a number of special
products that were developed in the late 1960s continue to be
widely used in this segment. These are the so-called benzimida­
zolone pigments.
A QUANTUM LEAP IN FASTNESS
Azo pigments have their name from the azo group that is always
part of their molecular structure: -N=N-. Yet it was only with
the help of a coupling component that has a heterocyclic ring
structure, the so-called benzimidazolone group, that the decisive
breakthrough in terms of solvent resistance and weather fastness
could be achieved. It was already known that these properties
could be improved by increasing the size of the pigment molecule.
Still the quantum leap brought about by adding the benzimida­
zolone element to the structure initially came as quite a surprise.
The reason for this unexpected increase in quality is the ability of
the modified molecules to form hydrogen bonds with each other.
This more or less turns the entire crystal into one big molecule,
making it harder to remove single molecules from the structure or
destroy them.
SIZE DOES MATTER AFTER ALL
The next big technological leap came with the realization that
the scattering power of the pigment crystals – and thus the hiding
power of the coating – depends on average particle size, and that
this size can be adjusted during the production process. Producing
larger-size pigment crystals also further improves solvent resis-
tance and weather fastness, while it simultaneously enhances the
flowability of the coating. As a result, almost twice the amount of
pigments can be used without it negatively affecting rheology.
The method for enhancing pigments in this manner was developed
by the Hoechst AG – one of the two companies that Clariant
evolved from – in the 1970s. For this reason, these pigments have
particularly good hiding power, and can be identified with the
number »70« in their name.
SOLVENT RESISTANCE AT THE MAX
Around the year 2000, the insights gained during the develop-
ment of the benzimidazolone pigments made possible another
innovation: the quinoxalinedione group was introduced as the
structure-defining feature of the coupling component. As now
an even greater number of hydrogen bonds could be formed, this
served to improve the solvent resistance and weather fastness
yet further. However, the resistance to solvents is now so high
that an elaborate synthesis as well as aftertreatment under special
conditions is necessary for the production of pigments in attractive
shades – which is reflected in their price, of course. As a result,
the only commercially available pigment that features quinoxa­
linedione as a structural element is Hostaperm®1 Yellow H5G
(P.Y. 213).
Of the large number of available benzimidazolone pigments, four
play a prominent role in the segment of automotive coatings and
therefore deserve a closer look.
HOSTAPERM YELLOW H3G-EDW to poor rheology and thus the required hiding power can only be
HOSTAPERM YELLOW H3G (P.Y. 154)
Due to its high resistances, this pigment can be used for almost
any purpose, both in saturated and strongly lightened shades.
To create opaque coatings, it is often combined with bismuth
vanadate pigments, while in effect coatings it provides a bright,
greenish-yellow color shift effect without overly obscuring the
contribution of the effect pigment. Hostaperm®1 Yellow H3G-
EDW was recently developed to easier disperse in aqueous paint
systems. The dispersion time can be reduced by about two thirds,
consequently resulting in an increased throughput of the mill.
HOSTAPERM BROWN HFR 01 (P.BR. 25)
Hostaperm®1 Brown HFR 01 is a cost-effective alternative to much
more expensive pigments, as it produces attractive copper shades
when combined with aluminum. It is endowed with the required
fastnesses and also has color strength and transparency. Since the
advent of brown, beige and copper shades, this pigment is there-
fore enjoying increasing demand.
NOVOPERM ORANGE HL 70-EDW
NOVOPERM ORANGE HL 70 (P.O. 36)
Its combination of excellent resistances with strong hiding power
and an attractive price has opened up numerous application areas
to Novoperm® Orange HL 70. When used in full shade, it becomes
darker in proportion to the time or energy put into dispersion.
Nonetheless, it is often preferred to brighter pigments, as these
can’t always be used in sufficient concentrations in coatings due
achieved by combining them with carbon black or iron oxides.
As a result, even shades that have been formulated with brighter,
more expensive pigments can sometimes show less chroma than
those based on Novoperm Orange HL 70.
It is nonetheless important to always disperse the pigment as
briefly as possible, using coloristic parameters close to the full
tone as target values. Only going by color strength when dispersing
the pigment in strongly lightened shades will not always do its
properties justice.
The pigment is also available in a recently developed, easily
dispersible version called Novoperm® Orange HL 70-EDW. Here
the aftertreatment of the pigment powder was changed in such a
way that sufficient dispersion requires significantly less time and
energy, and in many cases can be accomplished with the help of a
mere dissolver. This makes it possible to minimize the reduction of
color intensity by the dispersion process that has been described
above and renders the pigment a valid alternative for significantly
more expensive, brighter orange pigments.
HOSTAPERM YELLOW H5G (P.Y. 213)
Hostaperm®1 Yellow H5G surpasses Pigment Yellow 154 in terms
of color strength, solvent resistance and temperature stability,
while showing the same excellent weather fastness. It can thus
be used both for saturated shades and as a shading pigment.

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Marine Magic
A LOOK BELOW THE SURFACE

Since we first thought about car colors in 2019, Golden Cashmere Ocean in Motion Siren’s Seduction
the magic of the marine world has cast its spell
upon us. Unlike car drivers, the creatures living
in this environment did not choose their colors Royal Velvet Purplexing Discovery Velocity Red
for themselves, but wear them for a reason.
However, the color families we derived from our
observations form a sort of force field between Gray Iris Scarlet Fortune Cosmic Fireball
pragmatism and exploring spirit, between tradi-
tional values and almost infinite individualism.
Timeless Topaz Volcanic Embers Venom Flash
Which color shade will be the preference of car
buyers in model year 2019/2020, and will there
be a particularly trendy color which clearly Barracuda Moonlit Sea Atlantis Garden Racing Green
outshines all others?

You can find one part of the answer on page 18, Coral Reef Beyond Light Rainforest Explorer Turquoise Delight
where we extrapolate historic data on color
preferences into the future. While this will
create a pretty accurate prediction of the shares Starfish Black Quartz Mysterious Waterworld Exbluesion
of black, white, silver, blue and red, it cannot
provide insight on the respective nuances of
these colors. Blue Fins Blue Infinity Unchartered Waters Blue Mirage

The marine magic offers abundant inspiration

how and why such nuances may develop in the
coming years.

To answer the question which color fits which

type and brand of car, and which type of driver,
Fancy Flexibility
SHINY MULTITUDES
we explored four color families, which are likely
to attract different types of personalities and
Some colors are like a common denominator,
mindsets.
something everybody can live with even when
they come in multitudes. They bring a sense of
optimism into our technology- and efficiency-
focused lifestyle, but do not attract attention.
Because of their simple effects, they require only
little maintenance and remain attractive even at
low light.
A taste for Tradition
SOLITARY ELEGANCE
These colors provide a car with a touch
of timelessness. They are decent and
low-key, yet the effects appear valuable,
but unintrusive. This is why such colors
stand for traditional values like respect
and appreciation, but also for sustain-
ability and a careful use of resources.
A sense of Curiosity
EXPLORER BY NATURE
The car is becoming »smart«, and the
consequences on how we travel will
be as revolutionary as the transition
from mobile phones to smartphones.
So there are lots of surprises ahead,
and it can be thrilling to discover. The
intrinsic optimism of such drivers is
represented by the choice of bright
chromatic colors, too.
Eager for Excellence
LOOK AT ME!
Some people are definitive individual-
ists. They enjoy power and speed and
show this in their choice of exclusive
car colors. Individualists are by no
means egotists. However, they operate
their lives and machines at the limits,
paving the way for those to follow.

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Time for getting personal
OUR PALETTE FOR 2019/2020

One great thing about corals is that once they start growing they have LOOK AT ME!
the power to turn just about anything into a natural work of art. So
while we naturally think of either a tragic accident or a r­ eprehensible
attempt to avoid disposal costs when we see a car resting on the bottom
of the ocean, it may just as well be the result of a public initiative to
create an artificial reef. In the middle of the affluent 80s, a Florida
hairdresser even ­donated an old Rolls-Royce for that purpose, which
was then sunk off the coast of ritzy Palm Beach.

Just like corals get their beautiful colors from tiny algae that live in them, cars get theirs from
the pigments that are mixed into their coatings. While the algae in corals mainly need sunlight
to thrive and produce their most attractive shades, pigments need know-how and experience.
EXPLORER BY NATURE
The challenge with formulating automotive colors is to keep the balance between the
specifications of hiding power, color tolerances and weather fastness. In this respect, black,
silver and white have an advantage, which may be part of the answer why these shades are so
popular globally. When combining color pigments with such achromatics to adjust opacity, the
resulting shades are either rather pale or dull, which is not very attractive. So the real challenge
is to formulate bright, chromatic color shades with sufficient hiding power. In recent years, a
series of innovative yellow, orange and red metallic and mineral effect pigments with improved
hiding power have been introduced to the market. Today, many of these effect pigments are
approved by the automotive OEMs and will surely be used to explore new nuances of colors.

Another way of solving the challenge of »chroma vs. opacity« is to split the colored layer of the SOLITARY ELEGANCE
coating into two layers. While the »undercoat« can be dull or pale but provides sufficient hiding
power, the second layer can be a highly transparent but chromatic one. Such tinted clear or
tri-coat coating systems boost colors to a new level. Today, such tinted clears are used in red
by several car makers, producing real head-turners. In our color stylings we investigate the
synergies between the undercoat and tinted clears, not only using red, but also blue and green,
opening a new playground for color formulators which will be explored further in the years
after 2019.

SHINY MULTITUDES

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AC 1901 AC 1903 SHINY MULTITUDES
BARRACUDA STARFISH

REFLECTANCE CURVES 
RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES  RECIPE

Reflection (%) vs.

Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-728-D 0.85% Reflection (%) vs. Hostaperm®1 Scarlet GO trans 2.80% wavelength (nm)
Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-617-D 0.45% wavelength (nm) Hostaperm®1 Red P2GL-WD 3.50%
SPECIAL BLACK 100 26.70% Bayfast® Yellow 5688 7.00%
STAPA® IL HYDROLAN 3580 72.00% SPECIAL BLACK 100 0.50%
50% - 15 ° STAPA® IL HYDROLAN 3580 86.20% 100% - 15 °

PIGMENTATION LEVEL 40% 80%

- 25 ° - 25 °
PIGMENTATION LEVEL
30% 60%
Pigment in wet paint 7.20%
- 45 ° - 45 °
Pigment to binder ratio 35.40% Pigment in wet paint 6.00% 40%
20%
Pigment to binder ratio 29.00%
- 75 ° 20% - 75 °
10%

0% - 110 ° 0% - 110 °
400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm 400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm

AC 1902 AC 1904
CORAL BLUE
REEF FINS

RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES  RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES 

Hostaperm®1 Scarlet GO trans 20.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm) Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-728-D 5.00% Reflection (%) vs.
Hostaperm®1 Red P2GL-WD 15.00% Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-617-D 2.00% wavelength (nm)
Bayfast® Yellow 5688 5.00% HOMBITEC® RM 220 pigment 22.90%
STAPA® IL HYDROLAN 3540 60.00% SPECIAL BLACK 100 0.50%
- 15 ° STAPA® IL HYDROLAN 1540 34.80% 100% - 15 °
100%
STAPA® IL HYDROLAN 3540 34.80%
PIGMENTATION LEVEL 80%
80% - 25 ° - 25 °

Pigment in wet paint 5.00% 60% PIGMENTATION LEVEL

60%
- 45 ° - 45 °
Pigment to binder ratio 23.20%
40% 40%
Pigment in wet paint 5.30%
- 75 ° Pigment to binder ratio 24.20% - 75 °
20% 20%

0% - 110 ° 0% - 110 °
400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm 400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm

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AC 1905 AC 1907 SOLITARY ELEGANCE
GOLDEN GRAY
CASHMERE MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield)  IRIS MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield) 


RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES  RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES 

Hostaperm®1 Yellow H3G-EDW 5.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm) Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-728-D 1.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm)
Novoperm® Yellow M2R 70 14.00% Hostaperm®1 Green GNX 0.50%
Hostaperm®1 Scarlet GO trans 1.00% COLOUR BLACK FW 255 13.50%
SOLAPLEX® 34H1002 pigment 15.00% Xirallic® NXT M260-60 WNT Panthera Silver 85.00%
STAPA® IL HYDROLAN 3580 40.00% 100% - 15 ° 15% - 15 °
Meoxal® F120-58 CWT Wahiba Orange 25.00%
80% PIGMENTATION LEVEL - 25 °
- 25 °
10%
PIGMENTATION LEVEL 60% Pigment in wet paint 5.30%
- 45 ° - 45 °
Pigment to binder ratio 24.10%
40%
Pigment in wet paint 8.50% 5%
Pigment to binder ratio 47.90% - 75 ° - 75 °
20%

0% - 110 ° 0% - 110 °
400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm 400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm

AC 1906 AC 1908
ROYAL TIMELESS
VELVET MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield)  TOPAZ MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield) 

RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES  RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES 

Hostaperm®1 Red P2GL-WD 9.00%
Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-627-D 10.00%
HOMBITEC® RM 220 pigment 10.00%
COLOUR BLACK FW 255 1.00%
Colorstream® F20-51 SW Lava Red 70.00%
Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm) Hostaperm®1 Yellow H5G 1.60% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm)
Hostaperm®1 Scarlet GO trans 0.70%
Hostaperm®1 Brown HFR 01 4.00%
60% COLOUR BLACK FW 255 15.00% 30%
- 15 ° Meoxal® F120-58 CWT Wahiba Orange 78.70% - 15 °
50% 25%

40% - 25 ° 20% - 25 °
PIGMENTATION LEVEL PIGMENTATION LEVEL
30% 15%
- 45 ° - 45 °
Pigment in wet paint 7.40% Pigment in wet paint 6.20%
Pigment to binder ratio 34.90% 20% Pigment to binder ratio 29.70% 10%
- 75 ° - 75 °
10% 5%

0% - 110 ° 0% - 110 °
400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm 400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm

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AC 1909 AC 1911 SOLITARY ELEGANCE
MOONLIT BLACK
SEA MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield) QUARTZ MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield) 


RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES  RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES 

Hostaperm®1 Red P2GL-WD 1.00% 15% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm) Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-728-D 4.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm)
Hostaperm®1 Red Violet ER 02 18.00% Hostaperm®1 Green GNX 1.00%
Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-627-D 6.00% HOMBITEC® RM 220 pigment 30.00%
COLOUR BLACK FW 255 10.00% COLOUR BLACK FW 255 12.50%
LUXAN CFX B001 Silver 5.00% 10% - 15 ° Xirallic® NXT M260-60 WNT Panthera Silver 52.50% 10% - 15 °
Xirallic® NXT T260-23 SW Tigris Blue 60.00%
8%
- 25 ° - 25 °
PIGMENTATION LEVEL PIGMENTATION LEVEL
6%
5% - 45 °
Pigment in wet paint 7.70% Pigment in wet paint 5.50% - 45 °
4%
Pigment to binder ratio 37.70% Pigment to binder ratio 25.20%
- 75 ° - 75 °
2%

0% - 110 ° 0% - 110 °
400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm 400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm

AC 1910 AC 1912
BEYOND BLUE
LIGHT MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield) INFINITY MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield) 


RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES  RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES 

Hostaperm®1 Violet RL special 10.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm) Hostaperm®1 Violet RL special 7.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm)
Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-627-D 10.00% Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-617-D 8.00%
COLOUR BLACK FW 255 70.00% COLOUR BLACK FW 255 15.00%
0,5% 6%
LUXAN CFX B001 Silver 10.00% Xirallic® NXT M260-60 WNT Panthera Silver 35.00%
- 15 °
Xirallic® NXT T260-23 SW Tigris Blue 35.00% 5% - 15 °
0,4%
PIGMENTATION LEVEL 4%
0,3% - 25 ° - 25 °
PIGMENTATION LEVEL
Pigment in wet paint 1.20% 3%
Pigment to binder ratio 5.40% 0,2% - 45 ° Pigment in wet paint 4.40% - 45 °
Pigment to binder ratio 19.60% 2%
0,1% - 75 ° - 75 °
1%

0% - 110 ° 0% - 110 °
400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm 400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm

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AC 1913 AC 1915 EXPLORER BY NATURE
OCEAN IN SCARLET
MOTION MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield)  FORTUNE MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield)

RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES  RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES 

Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-617-D 25.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm) Hostaperm®1 Scarlet GO trans 6.90% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm)
150%
Bayfast® Yellow 5688 5.00% Hostaperm®1 Red P2GL-WD 3.00%
STAPA® IL HYDROLAN 1540 30.00% Bayfast® Yellow 5688 6.00%
140%
Iriodin® 96107 SW Icy White Lightning 40.00% COLOUR BLACK FW 255 0.10%
- 15 ° Colorstream® F20-51 SW Lava Red 84.00% 120% - 15 °
100%
PIGMENTATION LEVEL 100%
- 25 ° - 25 °
PIGMENTATION LEVEL 80%
Pigment in wet paint 5.80%
Pigment to binder ratio 26.90% 50% - 45 ° Pigment in wet paint 10.60% 60% - 45 °
Pigment to binder ratio 52.00% 40%
- 75 ° - 75 °
20%

0% - 110 ° 0% - 110 °
400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm 400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm

AC 1914 AC 1916
PURPLEXING VOLCANIC
DISCOVERY MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield) EMBERS MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield)

RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES 

Hostaperm®1 Red P2GL-WD 7.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm) Hostaperm®1 Scarlet GO trans 9.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm)
Hostaperm®1 Red Violet ER 02 9.00% Hostaperm®1 Red P2GL-WD 2.00%
Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-627-D 13.50% 50% Bayfast® Yellow 5688 4.00% 120%
COLOUR BLACK FW 255 0.50% COLOUR BLACK FW 255 0.10%
Colorstream® F20-51 SW Lava Red 30.00% 40% - 15 ° Meoxal® F120-30 CWT Taklamakan Gold 84.90% 100% - 15 °
Xirallic® NXT F260-51 SW Cougar Red 40.00%
80%
30% - 25 ° - 25 °
PIGMENTATION LEVEL PIGMENTATION LEVEL
60%
Pigment in wet paint 6.10% 20% - 45 ° Pigment in wet paint 7.90% - 45 °
40%
Pigment to binder ratio 28.30% Pigment to binder ratio 38.80%
10% - 75 ° - 75 °
20%

0% - 110 ° 0% - 110 °
400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm 400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm

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AC 1917 AC 1919 EXPLORER BY NATURE
ATLANTIS MYSTERIOUS
GARDEN MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield) WATERWORLD MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield)

RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES  RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES 

Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-617-D 10.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm) Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-729-D 24.80% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm)
Hostaperm®1 Green GNX 29.90% Hostaperm®1 Green GNX 4.50%
Bayfast® Yellow 5688 10.00% HOMBITEC® RM 220 pigment 34.75% 25%
COLOUR BLACK FW 255 0.10% SPECIAL BLACK 100 1.20%
Colorstream® T20-03 WNT Tropic Sunrise 25.00% 50% - 15 ° Iriodin® 96107 SW Icy White Lightning 34.75% 20% - 15 °
Xirallic® NXT M260-30 SW Leonis Gold 25.00%
40%
- 25 ° 15% - 25 °
PIGMENTATION LEVEL
PIGMENTATION LEVEL 30%
- 45 ° Pigment in wet paint 6.00% 10% - 45 °
20%
Pigment in wet paint 7.30% Pigment to binder ratio 27.70%
Pigment to binder ratio 34.60% - 75 ° 5% - 75 °
10%

0% - 110 ° 0% - 110 °
400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm 400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm

AC 1918 AC 1920
RAINFOREST UNCHARTERED
EXPLORER MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield)  WATERS MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield) 

RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES  RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES

Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-617-D 2.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm) Hostaperm®1 Red Violet ER 02 15.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm)
Hostaperm®1 Green GNX 9.00% Hostaperm®1 Violet RL special 5.00%
Bayfast® Yellow 5688 2.00% 30% Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-627-D 5.00% 25%
COLOUR BLACK FW 255 12.00% COLOUR BLACK FW 255 5.00%
Colorstream® T20-03 WNT Tropic Sunrise 75.00% 25% - 15 ° Iriodin® 96107 SW Icy White Lightning 50.00% 20% - 15 °
Xirallic® NXT T260-23 SW Tigris Blue 20.00%
20% - 25 ° 15% - 25 °
PIGMENTATION LEVEL
15% PIGMENTATION LEVEL
Pigment in wet paint 8.30% - 45 ° 10% - 45 °
Pigment to binder ratio 40.60% 10% Pigment in wet paint 8.80%
- 75 ° Pigment to binder ratio 43.20% 5% - 75 °
5%

0% - 110 ° 0% - 110 °
400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm 400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm

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AC 1921 AC 1923 LOOK AT ME!
SIREN’S COSMIC
SEDUCTION MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield) FIREBALL MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield)

RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES  RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES 

Hostaperm®1 Red E3B 3.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm) Hostaperm®1 Scarlet GO trans 7.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm)
Hostaperm®1 Pink EB trans 39.90% Hostaperm®1 Red P2GL-WD 5.00%
Hostaperm®1 Red Violet ER 02 2.00% Bayfast® Yellow 5688 10.00%
140% 120%
HOMBITEC® RM 220 pigment 15.00% Sicotrans® Red L 2817 5.00%
COLOUR BLACK FW 255 0.10% 120% - 15 ° COLOUR BLACK FW 255 0.50% 100% - 15 °
Meoxal® F120-30 CWT Taklamakan Gold 40.00% Pyrisma® M40-58 SW Ambercup Orange 40.00%
100% Colorstream® T20-03 WNT Tropic Sunrise 32.50% 80%
- 25 ° - 25 °
80%
PIGMENTATION LEVEL 60%
60% - 45 ° PIGMENTATION LEVEL - 45 °
Pigment in wet paint 6.70% 40%
40%
Pigment to binder ratio 33.10% - 75 ° Pigment in wet paint 9.00% - 75 °
20% 20%
Pigment to binder ratio 44.00%
0% - 110 ° 0% - 110 °
400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm 400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm

AC 1922 AC 1924
VELOCITY VENOM
RED MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield) FLASH MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield)

RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES  RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES 

BC1 (AC 1903) Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm) Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-729-D 6.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm)
Hostaperm®1 Scarlet GO trans 2.80% Hostaperm®1 Green GNX 2.00%
Hostaperm®1 Red P2GL-WD 3.50% Bayfast® Yellow 5688 9.00%
Bayfast® Yellow 5688 7.00% 140% COLOUR BLACK FW 255 0.50%
SPECIAL BLACK 100 0.50% 120% - 15 ° Xirallic® NXT M260-30 SW Leonis Gold 82.50% 100% - 15 °
STAPA® IL HYDROLAN 3580 86.20%
100% 80%
PIGMENTATION LEVEL - 25 ° - 25 °
Pigment in wet paint 6.00% 80% PIGMENTATION LEVEL
60%
Pigment to binder ratio 29.00% - 45 ° - 45 °
60% Pigment in wet paint 8.80%
BC2 40%
40% Pigment to binder ratio 41.70%
Hostaperm®1 Red P2GL-WD 100.00% - 75 ° - 75 °
20% 20%
PIGMENTATION LEVEL
Pigment in wet paint 0.50% 0% - 110 ° 0% - 110 °
Pigment to binder ratio 2.43%
400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm 400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm

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AC 1925 AC 1927 LOOK AT ME!
RACING EXBLUESION
GREEN MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield) MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield)

RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES  RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES 

BC1 (AC 1924) BC1 (AC 1904)

Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-729-D 6.00% Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-728-D 5.00%
Hostaperm®1 Green GNX 2.00% Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-617-D 2.00%
Bayfast® Yellow 5688 9.00% HOMBITEC® RM 220 pigment 22.90%
COLOUR BLACK FW 255 0.50% 60% - 15 ° SPECIAL BLACK 100 0.50% 150% - 15 °
Xirallic® NXT M260-30 SW Leonis Gold 82.50% STAPA® IL HYDROLAN 1540 34.80%
50% STAPA® IL HYDROLAN 3540 34.80%
PIGMENTATION LEVEL - 25 ° - 25 °
Pigment in wet paint 8.80% 40% PIGMENTATION LEVEL 100%
Pigment to binder ratio 41.70% 30%
Pigment in wet paint 5.30%
- 45 ° - 45 °
BC2 Pigment to binder ratio 24.20%
20% 50%
Hostaperm®1 Green GNX 100.00% - 75 ° BC2 - 75 °
PIGMENTATION LEVEL 10% Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-627-D 100.00%
Pigment in wet paint 0.30% 0% - 110 ° PIGMENTATION LEVEL 0% - 110 °
Pigment to binder ratio 1.23% Pigment in wet paint 0.30%
400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm 400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm
Pigment to binder ratio 1.23%

AC 1926 AC 1928
TURQUOISE BLUE
DELIGHT MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield) MIRAGE MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY ( x 200, brightfield)

RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES  RECIPE REFLECTANCE CURVES 

BC1 (AC 1904) Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm) Hostaperm®1 Pink EB trans 9.00% Reflection (%) vs. wavelength (nm)
Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-728-D 5.00% Hostaperm®1 Violet RL special 5.00%
Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-617-D 2.00% Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-627-D 3.00%
HOMBITEC® RM 220 pigment 22.90% COLOUR BLACK FW 255 3.00%
SPECIAL BLACK 100 0.50% 150% - 15 ° Xirallic® NXT T260-23 SW Tigris Blue 80.00% 40% - 15 °
STAPA® IL HYDROLAN 1540 34.80%
STAPA® IL HYDROLAN 3540 34.80%
- 25 ° 30% - 25 °
PIGMENTATION LEVEL 100% PIGMENTATION LEVEL
Pigment in wet paint 5.30% - 45 ° Pigment in wet paint 10.20% 20% - 45 °
Pigment to binder ratio 24.20%
50% Pigment to binder ratio 50.20%
BC2 - 75 ° - 75 °
10%
Hostaperm®1 Green GNX 100.00%
PIGMENTATION LEVEL 0% - 110 ° 0% - 110 °
Pigment in wet paint 0.30%
400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm 400 nm 500 nm 600 nm 700 nm
Pigment to binder ratio 1.23%

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Originals

PIGMENT CONCENTRATIONS

C.I. PIGMENT PIGMENT CONCENTRATION PIGMENT CONCENTRATION

IN MILL BASE [%] IN TINTER [%]

PY 184 Hostaperm®1 Oxide Yellow BV 02 60.0 30.0

PY 213 Hostaperm®1 Yellow H5G 26.0 10.0

PY 154 Hostaperm® Yellow H3G-EDW

1
30.0 12.0

PY 139 Hostaperm®1 Yellow M2R 70 35.0 14.0

PO 43 Hostaperm®1 Orange GR 17.0 6.0

PO 36 Novoperm® Orange HL 70-EDW 40.0 14.0

PR 168 Hostaperm® Scarlet GO trans

1
30.0 5.0

PR 254 Hostaperm®1 Red D2G 70 40.0 14.0

PR 179 Hostaperm®1 Red P2GL-WD 10.0 3.0

PV 19 Hostaperm® Red E3B

1
15.0 5.0

PV 19 Hostaperm®1 Red E4G 24.0 7.0

PV 19 Hostaperm®1 Red E5B 02 15.0 5.0

PV 122 Hostaperm® Pink E-EDW

1
15.0 5.0

PR 122 Hostaperm®1 Pink E trans 01 17.0 6.0

PR 122 Hostaperm®1 Pink E 15.0 5.0

PUBLISHER
PR 122 Hostaperm® Pink EB trans
1
15.0 5.0 Clariant Plastics & Coatings Ltd
Business Unit Pigments
PV 19 Hostaperm®1 Red Violet ER 02 17.0 5.0 Marketing and Sales Coatings

PV 23 Hostaperm®1 Violet RL special 20.0 6.0 DEVELOPMENT OF COLOR SHADES

PB 15:1 Cl Hostaperm® Blue BT-729-D
1
15.0 4.0 Bernhard Stengel-Rutkowski
Senior Technical Marketing Manager
PB 15:1 Cl Hostaperm® Blue BT-728-D
1
20.0 5.0 Automotive Coatings

PB 15:2 Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-627-D 17.0 6.0 Phone +49 69 305 5130
bernhard.stengelrutkowski@clariant.com
PB 15:4 Hostaperm®1 Blue BT-617-D 18.0 4.0
CONCEPT, DESIGN AND TEXT
PG 7 Hostaperm® Green GNX
1
20.0 5.0
STERN GmbH, Wiesbaden
PBr 25 Hostaperm®1 Brown HFR 01 17.0 6.0
PHOTOS
Jan Schneider, capturingmoments.eu, Wiesbaden (underwater photos)
The styling shades in this brochure were made in a waterborne basecoat system, the basics of which are described in Clariant’s QC test method 2/7.
Marycarmen Cáceres, Wiesbaden (coating samples)        
However, the concentrations and dispersing conditions have been optimized for this purpose.
Others: Shutterstock, iStockphoto

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