Which is darker, Brushed Aluminum or Gloss Sunflower Yellow?

Brushed Aluminum is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #5F626B, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss Sunflower Yellow at #F3BE00.

What finishes do Brushed Aluminum and Gloss Sunflower Yellow come in?

Brushed Aluminum renders in metallic. Gloss Sunflower Yellow renders in gloss.

Can I see Brushed Aluminum and Gloss Sunflower Yellow on my own car?

Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Aluminum, then Gloss Sunflower Yellow, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.

Brushed Aluminum vs Gloss Sunflower Yellow

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Brushed Aluminum (#5F626B) reads darker than Gloss Sunflower Yellow (#F3BE00), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Gloss Sunflower Yellow lifts them. Brushed Aluminum comes in metallic; Gloss Sunflower Yellow in gloss. 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 Aluminum vs Gloss Sunflower Yellow: the differences.

The first difference between Brushed Aluminum and Gloss Sunflower Yellow is depth: Brushed Aluminum reads darker, so it hides body lines that Gloss Sunflower Yellow shows. The second is the finish: Brushed Aluminum is offered in metallic, Gloss Sunflower Yellow in gloss. 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 Aluminum is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #5F626B. 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 Aluminum is one made from a photo of your own car.

Gloss Sunflower Yellow is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #F3BE00. It renders with a gloss 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 Gloss Sunflower Yellow is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Brushed Aluminum on real cars.

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

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Renders

Gloss Sunflower Yellow on real cars.

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

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Questions

Which is darker, Brushed Aluminum or Gloss Sunflower Yellow?: Brushed Aluminum is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #5F626B, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss Sunflower Yellow at #F3BE00.
What finishes do Brushed Aluminum and Gloss Sunflower Yellow come in?: Brushed Aluminum renders in metallic. Gloss Sunflower Yellow renders in gloss.
Can I see Brushed Aluminum and Gloss Sunflower Yellow on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Aluminum, then Gloss Sunflower Yellow, 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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