The present invention provides an interference pigment that exhibits an interference color even when it is a light-colored base. The interference pigment 1 of the present invention includes a scale-like inorganic base material 10, a transparent metal film 20 that covers the inorganic base material 10, and a metal oxide film 30 that covers the metal film 20.本発明は、淡色の下地である場合であっても干渉色を発現する干渉顔料を提供する。本発明の干渉顔料1は、鱗片状の無機基材10と、無機基材10を被覆する透明な金属膜20と、金属膜20を被覆する金属酸化物膜30とを含む。