Gloss Carmine Red vs Matte Aluminium Red
Wrap comparison · updated Nov 2026
Gloss Carmine Red (#B31F24) and Matte Aluminium Red (#804948) sit at almost the same lightness, so the difference between them is hue and finish rather than how dark they read. Gloss Carmine Red comes in gloss; Matte Aluminium Red in metallic. Body shape, paint condition and the light you shoot in move both colours further than a swatch chip suggests. Seeing them on your own car settles it, free, in a couple of minutes.
See both on your own carGloss Carmine Red vs Matte Aluminium Red: the differences.
The differences between Gloss Carmine Red and Matte Aluminium Red are hue and finish rather than depth — the two sit at almost the same lightness. The second is the finish: Gloss Carmine Red is offered in gloss, Matte Aluminium Red in metallic. Low light, curved panels and your own trim decide the rest, and none of that shows up on a swatch. Render both on your car and compare them there.
Side by side.
Gloss Carmine Red Wrap · #B31F24 Arlon · PCC · 418 gloss
Matte Aluminium Red Wrap · #804948 Arlon · PCC · 551 metallic
Gloss Carmine Red is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #B31F24. It renders with a gloss finish — the sheen belongs to the film itself, so there is no separate finish to pick. Body shape, paint condition and the light you photograph in all change how it lands, so the only true preview of Gloss Carmine Red is one made from a photo of your own car.
Matte Aluminium Red is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #804948. It renders with a metallic finish — the sheen belongs to the film itself, so there is no separate finish to pick. Body shape, paint condition and the light you photograph in all change how it lands, so the only true preview of Matte Aluminium Red is one made from a photo of your own car.
Gloss Carmine Red on real cars
Nobody has shared a public Gloss Carmine Red render yet (checked Nov 2026). Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Gloss Carmine Red, and a photoreal render comes back in about a minute.
All Gloss Carmine Red renders →Matte Aluminium Red on real cars
Nobody has shared a public Matte Aluminium Red render yet (checked Nov 2026). Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Matte Aluminium Red, and a photoreal render comes back in about a minute.
All Matte Aluminium Red renders →Questions.
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