Patent ID: 8628832
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: B41M

Abstract:
1. A recording medium comprising: a base; and at least one ink-receiving layer, wherein a first ink-receiving layer that is at least one ink-receiving layer contains inorganic particles having an average primary particle size of 1 μm or less and inorganic particles coated with a metal oxide, the inorganic particles coated with the metal oxide have an average primary particle size of 15.0 μm or more, and when the maximum of a FLOP value of the recording medium represented by the formula below is denoted by FLOP where L* 15° denotes a brightness of reflected light at an offset angle of 15°, L* 45° denotes a brightness of reflected light at an offset angle of 45°, and L* 110° denotes a brightness of reflected light at an offset angle of 110°.