A foamed aqueous composition comprising: (a) at least 0.05 weight % and up to and including 20 weight % of porous particles, each porous particle comprising a continuous polymeric phase and a first set of discrete pores dispersed within the continuous polymeric phase, the porous particles having a mode particle size of at least 2 μm and up to and including 50 μm, wherein the mode particle size is determined as described in the description; (b) at least 20 weight % of a binder material; (c) at least 0.1 weight % and up to and including 30 weight % of one or more additives, wherein the additives are selected from the group consisting of dispersants, plasticizers, thickeners, flame retardants, biocides, fungicides, optical brighteners, and tinting colorants, wherein tinting colorants provide a specific observable color, coloration, or hue and are intended to be different materials than the opacifying colorants; (d) water; and (e) at least 0.001 weight % and up to and including 0.5 weight % of an opacifying colorant different from all of the one or more additives of (c), which opacifying colorant absorbs predetermined electromagnetic radiation of from 350 nm to 800 nm, wherein the opacifying colorant which can be used individually or in combination is selected from neutral or black pigments or dyes, carbon blacks, black iron oxide, graphite, aniline black, anthraquinone black, and combinations of subtractive primary pigments chosen from cyan, magenta, and yellow colored pigments to provide a black or visually neutral opacifying colorant; all amounts being based on the total weight of the foamed aqueous composition, and the foamed aqueous composition having a foam density of at least 0.1 g/cm 3 and up to and including 0.5 g/cm 3. (a) at least 0.05 weight % and up to and including 20 weight % of porous particles, each porous particle comprising a continuous polymeric phase and a first set of discrete pores dispersed within the continuous polymeric phase, the porous particles having a mode particle size of at least 2 μm and up to and including 50 μm, wherein the mode particle size is determined as described in the description; (b) at least 20 weight % of a binder material; (c) at least 0.1 weight % and up to and including 30 weight % of one or more additives, wherein the additives are selected from the group consisting of dispersants, plasticizers, thickeners, flame retardants, biocides, fungicides, optical brighteners, and tinting colorants, wherein tinting colorants provide a specific observable color, coloration, or hue and are intended to be different materials than the opacifying colorants; (d) water; and (e) at least 0.001 weight % and up to and including 0.5 weight % of an opacifying colorant different from all of the one or more additives of (c), which opacifying colorant absorbs predetermined electromagnetic radiation of from 350 nm to 800 nm, wherein the opacifying colorant which can be used individually or in combination is selected from neutral or black pigments or dyes, carbon blacks, black iron oxide, graphite, aniline black, anthraquinone black, and combinations of subtractive primary pigments chosen from cyan, magenta, and yellow colored pigments to provide a black or visually neutral opacifying colorant; all amounts being based on the total weight of the foamed aqueous composition, and the foamed aqueous composition having a foam density of at least 0.1 g/cm 3 and up to and including 0.5 g/cm 3.