The floodgates are opening! The world will soon be full of products coated in the darkest color on the planet. Luxury watch brands are known for encasing timepieces in rare, beautiful materials, ...

Anish Kapoor provoked the fury of fellow artists by acquiring the exclusive rights to the blackest black in the world. Known as Vantablack, the material is so dark that it absorbs 99.96 percent of ...

In the Antenna wing of the Science Museum in London, a bronze bust of a man sits behind a wall of glass. The face, which belongs to BBC presenter Marty Jopson, isn’t very big—maybe 6 or 7 inches tall.

BMW‘s most eye-catching offerings at the Frankfurt auto show in September won’t be a new car, SUV or motorcycle. Instead, it will more likely be a paint color. That’s because the company has announced ...

For decades, the idea that somebody can “own” a color has been a contentious one. Painter Yves Klein registered a trademark for a shade of ultramarine called International Klein Blue in 1957, and ...

Finding just the right color to use can be maddening. For centuries, artists have fought to find the richest reds, deepest blues and most vibrant yellows to bring their works to life. Now, artists are ...

Full pitch-black cars are often called murdered-out in our field of work, but what do you call the world’s blackest vehicle? You could refer to it by using the official name of the color, which is ...