Brushed Aluminum vs Matte Dark Gray
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Brushed Aluminum (#5F626B) and Matte Dark Gray (#696667) sit at almost the same lightness, so the difference between them is hue and finish rather than how dark they read. Brushed Aluminum comes in metallic; Matte Dark Gray in matte. 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 carBrushed Aluminum vs Matte Dark Gray: the differences.
The differences between Brushed Aluminum and Matte Dark Gray are hue and finish rather than depth — the two sit at almost the same lightness. The second is the finish: Brushed Aluminum is offered in metallic, Matte Dark Gray in matte. 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 Wrap · WR-92 · #5F626B 3M · 2080 · BR120 metallic
- Matte Dark Gray Wrap · WR-72 · #696667 3M · 2080 · M261 matte
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.
Matte Dark Gray is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #696667. It renders with a matte 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 Matte Dark Gray 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.
All Brushed Aluminum renders →Renders
Matte Dark Gray on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Matte Dark Gray render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Matte Dark Gray, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Matte Dark Gray renders →Questions
- Which is darker, Brushed Aluminum or Matte Dark Gray?
- Neither, really. Brushed Aluminum (#5F626B) and Matte Dark Gray (#696667) have almost the same relative luminance, so they read at the same level of darkness and differ in hue and finish instead.
- What finishes do Brushed Aluminum and Matte Dark Gray come in?
- Brushed Aluminum renders in metallic. Matte Dark Gray renders in matte.
- Can I see Brushed Aluminum and Matte Dark Gray on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Aluminum, then Matte Dark Gray, 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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