Which is darker, Brushed Black Metallic or Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey?

Brushed Black Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #494949, has a lower relative luminance than Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey at #99999B.

What finishes do Brushed Black Metallic and Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey come in?

Brushed Black Metallic renders in metallic. Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey renders in satin.

Brushed Black Metallic vs Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Brushed Black Metallic (#494949) reads darker than Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey (#99999B), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey lifts them. Brushed Black Metallic comes in metallic; Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey in satin. 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 Black Metallic vs Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey: the differences.

The first difference between Brushed Black Metallic and Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey is depth: Brushed Black Metallic reads darker, so it hides body lines that Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey shows. The second is the finish: Brushed Black Metallic is offered in metallic, Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey in satin. 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 Black Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #494949. 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 Black Metallic is one made from a photo of your own car.

Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #99999B. It renders with a satin 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 Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Brushed Black Metallic on real cars.

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

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Renders

Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey on real cars.

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

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Questions

Which is darker, Brushed Black Metallic or Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey?: Brushed Black Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #494949, has a lower relative luminance than Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey at #99999B.
What finishes do Brushed Black Metallic and Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey come in?: Brushed Black Metallic renders in metallic. Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey renders in satin.
Can I see Brushed Black Metallic and Frozen Satin Volcanic Grey on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Black Metallic, then Frozen Satin Volcanic 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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