The invention relates to a multilayered interference pigment consisting of
a transparent carrier material which is coated with alternating layers of
colorless, non-absorbent metal oxides having a high and a low refractive
index, the difference between the refractive indices being at least 0.1.
The inventive pigment can be obtained by alternately coating the
transparent carrier material with a metal oxide having a high refractive
index and a metal oxide having a low refractive index according to the
wet method, by hydrolysing the corresponding water-soluble, inorganic
metal compounds, and separating, drying and optionally calcinating the
obtained pigment.