Black vs Lava Orange
Paint comparison · updated Aug 2026
Black (#232529) reads darker than Lava Orange (#E65C00), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Lava Orange lifts them. Both render in gloss, satin or matte, so the finish is a separate decision from the colour and you can try either one in all three. 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 carBlack vs Lava Orange: the differences.
The first difference between Black and Lava Orange is depth: Black reads darker, so it hides body lines that Lava Orange shows. The second is not the finish: both are available in gloss, satin or matte, 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
- Black Paint · SP-07 · #232529 No product reference gloss · satin · matte
- Lava Orange Paint · SP-09 · #E65C00 No product reference gloss · satin · matte
Black is a paint in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #232529. You can render it in gloss, satin or matte: the finish changes how hard the reflections read far more than the colour does. Body shape, paint condition and the light you photograph in all change how it lands, so the only honest preview of Black is one made from a photo of your own car.
Lava Orange is a paint in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #E65C00. You can render it in gloss, satin or matte: the finish changes how hard the reflections read far more than the colour does. Body shape, paint condition and the light you photograph in all change how it lands, so the only honest preview of Lava Orange is one made from a photo of your own car.
Real renders
Black on real cars.
3 renders shared publicly by people who specced their own car in Black.
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Real renders
Lava Orange on real cars.
5 renders shared publicly by people who specced their own car in Lava Orange.
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Questions
- Which is darker, Black or Lava Orange?
- Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #232529, has a lower relative luminance than Lava Orange at #E65C00.
- What finishes do Black and Lava Orange come in?
- Both are paints, so both render in gloss, satin or matte. The finish is picked separately from the colour.
- Can I see Black and Lava Orange on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Black, then Lava Orange, 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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