Couldn't hypomelanism look different depending upon the original color of the snake? In theory if the hypo gene were to REMOVE a certain set percent or certain number of layer(s) of dark pigment then it's possible that a hypo black phase could even be darker than a normal brown phase.
On the other hand if the hypo gene were to only LEAVE a certain percentage or layer(s) of black then both brown phase and black phase should be equally light.
I don't think we know which way the hypo gene in Cal Kings, if it exists, works. There is also the possibility that it is co-dominant and there is the possiblity that there are more than one type of hypo out there further confounding acurate interpretations of test breeding.
That is why I say it is really hard to say for sure there are no hypo Cal Kings out there.

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