A protective and decorative coating composition including about 2 to 10
different colorants which in combination with a resinous composition
produce a desired visible coating. A majority of the colorants has a
maximum haze of about 10% and exhibits an absorbance peak in the visible
spectrum wherein at least about 50% of the total absorbance in the
visible spectrum occurs at wavelengths within about 50 nm of the
wavelength of the peak absorbance.