abstract |
A recording medium has a base, a first ink receiving layer, and a second ink receiving layer that is the outermost layer in the stated order, in which the first ink receiving layer is a layer adjacent to the second ink receiving layer, the first ink receiving layer contains fumed silica, the second ink receiving layer contains colloidal silica and resin particles, and the area in which the colloidal silica exists in the recording medium surface is 10% or more and 70% or less. |