Brushed Black Metallic vs High Gloss Blue Raspberry
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
High Gloss Blue Raspberry (#0218BE) reads darker than Brushed Black Metallic (#494949), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Brushed Black Metallic lifts them. Brushed Black Metallic comes in metallic; High Gloss Blue Raspberry 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.
See both on your own carBrushed Black Metallic vs High Gloss Blue Raspberry: the differences.
The first difference between Brushed Black Metallic and High Gloss Blue Raspberry is depth: High Gloss Blue Raspberry reads darker, so it hides body lines that Brushed Black Metallic shows. The second is the finish: Brushed Black Metallic is offered in metallic, High Gloss Blue Raspberry 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 Black Metallic Wrap · WR-90 · #494949 3M · 2080 · BR212 metallic
- High Gloss Blue Raspberry Wrap · WR-38 · #0218BE 3M · 2080 · HG378 gloss
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.
High Gloss Blue Raspberry is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #0218BE. 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 High Gloss Blue Raspberry 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.
All Brushed Black Metallic renders →Renders
High Gloss Blue Raspberry on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public High Gloss Blue Raspberry render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick High Gloss Blue Raspberry, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All High Gloss Blue Raspberry renders →Questions
- Which is darker, Brushed Black Metallic or High Gloss Blue Raspberry?
- High Gloss Blue Raspberry is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #0218BE, has a lower relative luminance than Brushed Black Metallic at #494949.
- What finishes do Brushed Black Metallic and High Gloss Blue Raspberry come in?
- Brushed Black Metallic renders in metallic. High Gloss Blue Raspberry renders in gloss.
- Can I see Brushed Black Metallic and High Gloss Blue Raspberry on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Black Metallic, then High Gloss Blue Raspberry, 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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