Patent ID: 7750067

Claim:
A black-colored thermoplastic composition, comprising: a poly(arylene ether); a polystyrene; and at least two organic dyes; wherein the total concentration of the at least two organic dyes is at least 0.4 weight percent, based on the total weight of the thermoplastic composition; wherein the composition exhibits a 60° gloss value of at least 90 percent measured according to ASTM D523, a CIELAB color shift, ΔE, less than or equal to 3 measured according to ASTM D2244 after 600 hours xenon arc exposure according to SAE J1885, and a CIE lightness value, L*, less than or equal to 4 measured according to ASTM D2244 at an angle of 45° with the specular component of light excluded and using the CIE standard daylight illuminant D65, wherein the CIE lightness value is at least 30 percent lower than a CIE lightness value of a corresponding composition in which an equal weight of carbon black has been substituted for the at least two organic dyes.