Luster pigments useful for coloring paints, printing inks, plastics, glasses, ceramic products and decorative cosmetic preparations are based on multiply coated plateletlike metallic substrates comprising A) a first, colorless or selectively absorbing layer of metal oxide, B) a second, nonselectively absorbing layer of carbon, metal and/or metal oxide, and C) if desired a third, colorless or selectively absorbing layer of metal oxide.

Goniochromatic luster pigments based on multiply coated, high refractive, nonmetallic, platelet-shaped substrates which are at least partially transparent to visible light, comprising at least one layer packet of A) a colorless coating having a refractive index n.ltoreq.1.8 and B) a reflecting, selectively or nonselectively absorbing coating which is at least partially transparent to visible light, and also, if desired, additionally C) an outer protective layer, and their use for coloring paints...

Luster pigments useful for coloring paints, printing inks, plastics, glasses, ceramic products and decorative cosmetic preparations are based on multiply coated plateletlike metallic substrates comprising A) a first, colorless or selectively absorbing layer of metal oxide, B) a second, nonselectively absorbing layer of carbon, metal and/or metal oxide, and C) if desired a third, colorless or selectively absorbing layer of metal oxide.

Luster pigments based on coated, plateletlike, silicatic or metallic substrates wherein the coating comprises a metal sulfide are useful for coloring paints, printing inks, plastics, glasses, ceramic products and decorative cosmetic preparations.

Goniochromatic luster pigments based on silicon dioxide platlets, CVD coated with A) a nonselectively absorbing filmlike layer at least partially transparent to visible light, and B) if desired an outer layer which consists essentially of colorless or selectively absorbing metal oxide and/or comprises phosphate, chromate and/or vanadate, are prepared and used for coloring paints, inks, including printing inks, plastics, glasses, ceramic products and decorative cosmetic preparations.

Luster pigments based on multiply coated plateletlike metallic substrates comprising A) a first layer consisting essentially of silicon oxide, aluminum oxide and/or aluminum oxide hydrate, B) a second layer consisting essentially of metal and/or nonselectively absorbing metal oxide, and C) if desired, a third layer consisting essentially of colorless or selectively absorbing metal oxide.

Luster pigments based on multiply coated plateletlike metallic substrates comprise at least one layer packet comprising A) a colorless coating having a refractive index n.ltoreq.1.8, and B) a selectively absorbing coating having a refractive index n.gtoreq.2.0 and also if desired additionally C) an outer, colorless or selectively absorbing coating different than the layer (B) underneath.

Luster pigments having pronounced sparkle which are based on aluminum platelets which have been coated with iron oxide and have in the precoated state an average platelet size from 8 to 30 .mu.m, an average platelet thickness from 300 to 600 nm and an aspect ratio from 15 to 70.

Goniochromatic luster pigments based on multiply coated platelet-shaped metallic substrates comprising at least one layer packet of A) a layer consisting essentially of silicon oxide, silicon oxide hydrate, aluminum oxide and/or aluminum oxide hydrate, and B) a metallic layer which consists essentially of aluminum and is at least partially transparent to visible light, and also, if desired, additionally C) an outer layer which consists essentially of colorless or selectively absorbing metal oxid...

Goniochromatic luster pigments based on multiply coated platelet-shaped metallic substrates comprising at least one layer packet of A) a layer consisting essentially of silicon oxide, silicon oxide hydrate, aluminum oxide and/or aluminum oxide hydrate, and B) a nonselectively absorbing, silicon-containing layer which is at least partially transparent to visible light, and also, if desired, additionally C) an outer layer which consists essentially of colorless or selectively absorbing metal oxide...