True Black Dye

[WellFooled]

oot Black looks a realistic black on everything I've tried dying.
Seems black to me?

These are my same thoughts whenever I see this topic pop up. I must be missing something :x

I haven't examined soot black under every condition, but I think it could just be that daylight makes it appear as a lighter shade.

[SeleneVenizelos]

I haven't examined soot black under every condition, but I think it could just be that daylight makes it appear as a lighter shade.

You know, I was thinking just that and went to play about some more. For the life of me, everything I dye black in sunlight looks black with a subtle sheen from the light hitting it. Another few examples (ignore the fact my hair has changed since the last screenshot, these are taken with a trip to the Aesthetician between the previous pic):

Leatherworker set minus the body since it's already black by default:


Militia Tights, a regular example used that dying shades are bad, with some Cloth based gloves:


Even the full dyed Drachen Armour looks black and retains its metallic sheen:


I can only surmise that people who think this isn't black don't have much experience with sunlight and its effects on colour...