Which is darker, Brushed Black or Carbon Fiber White?

Brushed Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #424240, has a lower relative luminance than Carbon Fiber White at #C4C6CA.

What finishes do Brushed Black and Carbon Fiber White come in?

Brushed Black renders in metallic. Carbon Fiber White renders in satin.

Can I see Brushed Black and Carbon Fiber White on my own car?

Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Black, then Carbon Fiber White, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.

Brushed Black vs Carbon Fiber White

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Brushed Black (#424240) reads darker than Carbon Fiber White (#C4C6CA), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Carbon Fiber White lifts them. Brushed Black comes in metallic; Carbon Fiber White in satin. 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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Brushed Black vs Carbon Fiber White: the differences.

The first difference between Brushed Black and Carbon Fiber White is depth: Brushed Black reads darker, so it hides body lines that Carbon Fiber White shows. The second is the finish: Brushed Black is offered in metallic, Carbon Fiber White in satin. 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

Brushed Black is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #424240. 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 honest preview of Brushed Black is one made from a photo of your own car.

Carbon Fiber White is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #C4C6CA. It renders with a satin 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 honest preview of Carbon Fiber White is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Brushed Black on real cars.

Nobody has shared a public Brushed Black render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Brushed Black, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.

All Brushed Black renders →

Renders

Carbon Fiber White on real cars.

Nobody has shared a public Carbon Fiber White render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Carbon Fiber White, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.

All Carbon Fiber White renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Brushed Black or Carbon Fiber White?: Brushed Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #424240, has a lower relative luminance than Carbon Fiber White at #C4C6CA.
What finishes do Brushed Black and Carbon Fiber White come in?: Brushed Black renders in metallic. Carbon Fiber White renders in satin.
Can I see Brushed Black and Carbon Fiber White on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Black, then Carbon Fiber White, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.

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