Which is darker, Gloss Silver Metallic or Matte Aluminium Grey?

Matte Aluminium Grey is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #787172, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss Silver Metallic at #8D8B93.

Can I see Gloss Silver Metallic and Matte Aluminium Grey on my own car?

Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Gloss Silver Metallic, then Matte Aluminium Grey, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.

Gloss Silver Metallic vs Matte Aluminium Grey

Q: What finishes do Gloss Silver Metallic and Matte Aluminium Grey come in?

Both are metallic films — the sheen belongs to the film itself, so there is no separate finish to choose.

Wrap comparison · updated Nov 2026

Matte Aluminium Grey (#787172) reads darker than Gloss Silver Metallic (#8D8B93), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Gloss Silver Metallic lifts them. Both films carry a metallic finish, so the choice is purely the colour. 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.

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Gloss Silver Metallic vs Matte Aluminium Grey: the differences.

The first difference between Gloss Silver Metallic and Matte Aluminium Grey is depth: Matte Aluminium Grey reads darker, so it hides body lines that Gloss Silver Metallic shows. The second is not the finish: both are metallic films, so the sheen is a separate decision from the colour. 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 Silver Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #8D8B93. 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 Gloss Silver Metallic is one made from a photo of your own car.

Matte Aluminium Grey is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #787172. 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 Grey is one made from a photo of your own car.

Gloss Silver Metallic on real cars

Nobody has shared a public Gloss Silver Metallic render yet (checked Nov 2026). Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Gloss Silver Metallic, and a photoreal render comes back in about a minute.

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Matte Aluminium Grey on real cars

Nobody has shared a public Matte Aluminium Grey render yet (checked Nov 2026). Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Matte Aluminium Grey, and a photoreal render comes back in about a minute.

All Matte Aluminium Grey renders →

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