Black vs Nardo Grey
Paint comparison · updated Aug 2026
Black (#232529) reads darker than Nardo Grey (#6B7078), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Nardo Grey 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 Nardo Grey: the differences.
The first difference between Black and Nardo Grey is depth: Black reads darker, so it hides body lines that Nardo Grey 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
- Nardo Grey Paint · SP-01 · #6B7078 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.
Nardo Grey is a flat, almost unsaturated grey that Audi made famous on its RS cars, and it has since become one of the most requested respray and wrap colours anywhere. It has no metallic flake to catch the light, so it reads like bare concrete in the sun and drops to near-charcoal under cloud — which is exactly why it flatters hard body lines and swallows soft ones. Judge it on an overcast day: that is where it spends most of its life.
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
Nardo Grey on real cars.
6 renders shared publicly by people who specced their own car in Nardo Grey.
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Questions
- Which is darker, Black or Nardo Grey?
- Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #232529, has a lower relative luminance than Nardo Grey at #6B7078.
- What finishes do Black and Nardo Grey 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 Nardo Grey on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Black, then Nardo Grey, 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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