Black vs Pearl White
Paint comparison · updated Aug 2026
Black (#232529) reads darker than Pearl White (#E9E6DE), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Pearl White 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 Pearl White: the differences.
The first difference between Black and Pearl White is depth: Black reads darker, so it hides body lines that Pearl White 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
- Pearl White Paint · SP-08 · #E9E6DE 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.
Pearl White is an off-white carrying a pearlescent flake, so it shifts between cream, silver and a faint blue depending on the angle you stand at. It is far softer than a flat white and hides small imperfections better, at the cost of being harder and more expensive to repair panel-by-panel. It photographs well in almost any light, which is part of why it is everywhere.
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
Pearl White on real cars.
3 renders shared publicly by people who specced their own car in Pearl White.
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Questions
- Which is darker, Black or Pearl White?
- Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #232529, has a lower relative luminance than Pearl White at #E9E6DE.
- What finishes do Black and Pearl White 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 Pearl White on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Black, then Pearl 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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