I’m no expect in hue, colorfulness, chroma, saturation, lightness, or brightness. But I do have experience with everyday color like the rest of us. So forgive me if I get the terminology about color wrong.
The colors on Leather Armor are just off. Or wrong. Or bad. They have a brightness to them that is too white. I don’t mean the texture of the colors. But there seems to be something lacking.
The darkest colors of Black on Heavy Armor look black. They also look like metal. But when placed on Leather, they look gray, don’t approach anywhere near black, and they don’t look like leather except for maybe a texture of shoulder or boots, or some other small patch. The majority of the leather looks like dingy cloth.
The best example I can paint is with Abyss Dye. On Heavy, it looks like shiny pitch black metal. It is what you expect with Abyss.
On Leather, it looks like a cheap worn out black leather couch, that’s been in the sun too long, and looks far more gray and like dirty cloth. It does not look like an expensive black leather sofa, with the dark light-draining matte finish. It basically doesn’t look black. It’s a dark gray. And I use dark loosely.
Please look at the Black Dye, Abyss Dye, Midnight Dyes, and the other colors, and look at the whiteness level in them. There is no dark options, as everything is brighter or more saturated than what it should be. I almost wondered if it was a bug, as turning the gamma down super low still didn’t allow the armor to darken properly. It looks like dirty cloth (with darker shades) with the exception of the browns.
Playing Devil’s Advocate since 1990.
