The present invention relates to novel pigment mixtures, comprising two different components A and B, wherein component A is a graphite in the form of platelets (graphite nanoplatelets), which have an average particle size of below 50 microns and a thickness below 100 nm, and component B is an organic, or inorganic pigment. The use of graphite nanoplatelets in a pigment mixture with organic and/or inorganic pigments, especially effect pigments (component B), allows the preparation of metallic like colorations with a maximal opacity (background substrate disappears totally) while keeping a good rheological behavior (low concentration use).
