A coating composition comprising at least one binder and at least one ground natural calcium carbonate material, wherein the at least one ground natural calcium carbonate material has i) a volume median particle size d 50 value ( d 50 (Mal)) in the range from > 0.3 μm and < 1.0 μm, ii) a top cut ( d 98 (Mal)) in the range from > 1.0 μm and < 2.5 μm, iii) a d 9 8 / d 50 (Mal) ratio of < 3, and iv) a specific surface area of < 20 m 2 /g as measured using nitrogen and the BET method according to ISO 9277:2010, wherein the at least one binder is selected from the group consisting of alkyd resin, epoxy resin, epoxy ester resin, poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(vinyl acetate), poly(oxazolines), poly(vinylacetamides), partially hydrolyzed poly(vinyl acetate/vinyl alcohol), poly((meth)acrylic acid), poly((meth)acrylamide), poly(alkylene oxide), polyether, saturated polyester, sulfonated or phosphated polyesters and polystyrenes, poly(styrene-co-(meth)acrylate), poly(styrene-co-butadiene), polyurethane latex, poly(n-butyl(meth)acrylate), poly(2-ethylhexyl (meth)acrylate), copolymers of (meth)acrylates, such as n-butyl(meth)acrylate and ethyl(meth)acrylate, copolymers of vinylacetate and n-butyl(meth)acrylate casein, copolymers of polyvinylchloride, cellulose ethers, xanthan, vinyl esters of versatic acid a vinyl acetate and ethylene copolymer, a styrene and acrylic ester copolymer and mixtures thereof, wherein the solids content of the at least one ground natural calcium carbonate material of the inventive coating composition ranges from 20 to 85 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the coating composition, and wherein the at least one binder is present in the coating composition in an amount from 1 to 80 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the coating composition. i) a volume median particle size d 50 value ( d 50 (Mal)) in the range from > 0.3 μm and < 1.0 μm, ii) a top cut ( d 98 (Mal)) in the range from > 1.0 μm and < 2.5 μm, iii) a d 9 8 / d 50 (Mal) ratio of < 3, and iv) a specific surface area of < 20 m 2 /g as measured using nitrogen and the BET method according to ISO 9277:2010, wherein the at least one binder is selected from the group consisting of alkyd resin, epoxy resin, epoxy ester resin, poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(vinyl acetate), poly(oxazolines), poly(vinylacetamides), partially hydrolyzed poly(vinyl acetate/vinyl alcohol), poly((meth)acrylic acid), poly((meth)acrylamide), poly(alkylene oxide), polyether, saturated polyester, sulfonated or phosphated polyesters and polystyrenes, poly(styrene-co-(meth)acrylate), poly(styrene-co-butadiene), polyurethane latex, poly(n-butyl(meth)acrylate), poly(2-ethylhexyl (meth)acrylate), copolymers of (meth)acrylates, such as n-butyl(meth)acrylate and ethyl(meth)acrylate, copolymers of vinylacetate and n-butyl(meth)acrylate casein, copolymers of polyvinylchloride, cellulose ethers, xanthan, vinyl esters of versatic acid a vinyl acetate and ethylene copolymer, a styrene and acrylic ester copolymer and mixtures thereof, wherein the solids content of the at least one ground natural calcium carbonate material of the inventive coating composition ranges from 20 to 85 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the coating composition, and wherein the at least one binder is present in the coating composition in an amount from 1 to 80 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the coating composition. wherein the at least one binder is selected from the group consisting of alkyd resin, epoxy resin, epoxy ester resin, poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(vinyl acetate), poly(oxazolines), poly(vinylacetamides), partially hydrolyzed poly(vinyl acetate/vinyl alcohol), poly((meth)acrylic acid), poly((meth)acrylamide), poly(alkylene oxide), polyether, saturated polyester, sulfonated or phosphated polyesters and polystyrenes, poly(styrene-co-(meth)acrylate), poly(styrene-co-butadiene), polyurethane latex, poly(n-butyl(meth)acrylate), poly(2-ethylhexyl (meth)acrylate), copolymers of (meth)acrylates, such as n-butyl(meth)acrylate and ethyl(meth)acrylate, copolymers of vinylacetate and n-butyl(meth)acrylate casein, copolymers of polyvinylchloride, cellulose ethers, xanthan, vinyl esters of versatic acid a vinyl acetate and ethylene copolymer, a styrene and acrylic ester copolymer and mixtures thereof, wherein the solids content of the at least one ground natural calcium carbonate material of the inventive coating composition ranges from 20 to 85 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the coating composition, and wherein the at least one binder is present in the coating composition in an amount from 1 to 80 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the coating composition.