Abstract: A coating composition comprising 38%-66% of a binder resin (including a curing agent), 0.2%-6% of an organic lubricant, 20%-50% of an iron phosphide-based electrically conductive pigment, and 3%-25% of one or more other inorganic pigments including anticorrosive pigments (the total content of these pigments being between 31% and 56%), wherein the content of the binder resin (including a curing agent) (R) and that of the organic lubricant (W) satisfy the following inequality:-0.4R+16.2.ltoreq.W.ltoreq.-0.4R+30.4, andwherein the coating composition further comprises a curing catalyst in an amount of from 0.7% to 10% based on the solids of the binder resin (including a curing agent). The coating composition can be applied to a plated metal sheet having a zinc- or aluminum-based plated coating after the plated metal sheet has been subjected to chemical conversion treatment such as chromating treatment, to form a resinous coating thereon having a thickness of 2-9 .mu.