I'm not necessarily going for the Snow White look, but for the sake of the situation we can go with that. I was switching this Sim over to the new darker black hair color and I have this Sim saved in a number of ages. I start switching one at a time and the adult phases are fine. Teenager is fine. Even the toddler is just like the rest. However, get to the kid phase, and the new black hair color just... Looks off to me. It seems lighter and more gray to me than the previous black hair color while all the others were very obviously darker to me. I am every so slightly distraught since this is my favorite kid hairstyle. I'll post some pictures and for reference the one that is bothering me is the hair style with the blue ribbon. Is it just me or does it really look weird?https://imgur.com/a/winqcEP

The new black hair color just looks like a darker version of the greyish-black hair color, it's not even pure black. Also, the new white-blonde hair isn't pure white, it's actually plateum blond. So, there still isn't any pure black & pure white haircolors.

Looks fine to me too. She’s wearing a lot of blue accessories against black/ dark grey and combined with her pale skin and blue background her overal tone seems desaturated and colder compared to the older version. How does she look in game? Lighting in live mode isn’t the same as lighting in CAS. Perhaps that will make a difference?

I think it probably has to do with the lighting across the bangs, and since it's a large part of the hair it makes it seem more grey then the others, but the lighting is the same at least on my computer as on the other hairstyles.

Does this black color kid's hair look weird?

13 Replies

bellisims
New Spectator
5 years ago
I think there are other hairstyles that look a bit more gray-ish as well. I'll need to check once my game is loaded.
SEREFRAS
Legend
5 years ago
The new black hair color just looks like a darker version of the greyish-black hair color, it's not even pure black. Also, the new white-blonde hair isn't pure white, it's actually plateum blond. So, there still isn't any pure black & pure white haircolors.
CAPTAIN_NXR7
Legend
5 years ago
Looks fine to me too.
She’s wearing a lot of blue accessories against black/ dark grey and combined with her pale skin and blue background her overal tone seems desaturated and colder compared to the older version.
How does she look in game? Lighting in live mode isn’t the same as lighting in CAS. Perhaps that will make a difference?
DoloresGrey
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I think it's the hairstyle.
Aikamatkustus
5 years ago
That color is perfect.
greydonn
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I think it probably has to do with the lighting across the bangs, and since it's a large part of the hair it makes it seem more grey then the others, but the lighting is the same at least on my computer as on the other hairstyles.
Onverser
5 years ago
Depends on the hairstyle from what I've seen, some look borderline grey and others look black
Bluebell23456
5 years ago
I thought it was the hairstyle, too. I am glad it looks mostly unnoticeable to most. In CAS itself I remember being taken aback as soon as I clicked it because it looks so gray. It has to be the lighting/highlights on the hairstyle, but even just then the new color looked lighter on the kid's hair to me unlike the adult or toddler hair.

@Chazzy I understand what you are saying, but that is why I put the other hairs up there as well. My problem isn't with the entire color. I think it looks good with the adult and toddler hairs. They just do not seem to match each other in my eyes when it comes to the kid's hairstyle.

@CAPTAIN_NXR7 I am going off of CAS lighting because I haven't played with kids in a while. The accessories used to be red. (I changed them to match the new ribbon.) I realize it is something with the hairstyle, but I just do not understand why the lighting on this hairstyle looks lighter to me.

Thank you everyone for your inputs.
Simmingal
Hero
5 years ago
kids haircolor is off. its much more grey

love the new black hair on other sims though
Jyotai
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I filed a bug on the new black hair tone a week ago.

Will edit this as soon as I find my bug, so you can add to it.

In this thread I first noted the issue:
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/990253/the-new-black-hair-is-all-over-the-place-with-dreads-curls-often-ends-up-as-a-light-grey#latest

And the bug is here:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Black-Hair-looking-gray-on-several-hairstyles/m-p/10377649#M183486

Please add to that, put in more images, and click the 'me too' button so we can get this one pushed up on the priority list. It seems to be affecting the vast majority of hairstyles using the new color, and not just dreads and curls as I had at first thought...

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