Transparent mica pigments are some of the most appealing pigments used in automotive and industrial coatings. Their optical characteristics are determined by interference phenomena arising through their chemical makeup. One of these characteristics is their “magical” behavior when mixed with other mica pigments as well as with color pigments.
Paint mixing is a physical process that should be distinguished from the theory of color vision. Unfortunately, in paint mixing, this fact is often forgotten when surprising results are obtained.