Minwax "True Black" is exactly as it sounds: truly black in hue. Many client's are now beginning to request this stain more, as it creates a very modern and sheek aesthetic to both contemparary and rustic furniture! "True Black" is a very dark, beautiful, black stain with no warm hues; it is cool and straight-black. Note that, unlike paint, you will still see wood grain throughout, and that some of the natural warm tanins in the lumber below will still be evident, depending on the grain and the intensity of those natural colors found section-to-section in lumber.