Coating composition and method for producing coating composition

The present invention provides a coating film having a unique design that exhibits a light color tone while having a light sensation exhibited by a conventional metal coating film. A coating composition containing a coating film-forming resin and a pigment, the pigment including a scale-like vapor deposition metal pigment, the coating composition having a cured coating film with a bright intensity (Si) of 5 or more at an incidence angle of 45 DEG, a bright area (Sa value) of 10 or more, and a granular property value (G value) of 5-10 (inclusive), and the chroma C * at an incidence angle of 45 DEG and a light receiving angle of 45 DEG is 5 or less. 本发明提供具有以往的金属涂膜所呈现的光亮感且还呈现淡色色调的独特设计的涂膜。一种涂料组合物，其为包含涂膜形成树脂和颜料的涂料组合物，所述颜料包含鳞片状蒸镀金属颜料，所述涂料组合物的固化涂膜的入射角45°的光亮强度(Si)为5以上，光亮面积(Sa值)为10以上，粒状性值(G值)为5以上且10以下，入射角45°、受光角45°时的彩度C*为5以下。