Which is darker, Brushed Steel or Gloss Flame Red?

Brushed Steel is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #585860, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss Flame Red at #D62401.

What finishes do Brushed Steel and Gloss Flame Red come in?

Brushed Steel renders in metallic. Gloss Flame Red renders in gloss.

Can I see Brushed Steel and Gloss Flame Red on my own car?

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

Brushed Steel vs Gloss Flame Red

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Brushed Steel (#585860) reads darker than Gloss Flame Red (#D62401), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Gloss Flame Red lifts them. Brushed Steel comes in metallic; Gloss Flame Red 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 Steel vs Gloss Flame Red: the differences.

The first difference between Brushed Steel and Gloss Flame Red is depth: Brushed Steel reads darker, so it hides body lines that Gloss Flame Red shows. The second is the finish: Brushed Steel is offered in metallic, Gloss Flame Red 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 Steel is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #585860. 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 Steel is one made from a photo of your own car.

Gloss Flame Red is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #D62401. 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 Flame Red is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Brushed Steel on real cars.

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

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Renders

Gloss Flame Red on real cars.

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

All Gloss Flame Red renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Brushed Steel or Gloss Flame Red?: Brushed Steel is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #585860, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss Flame Red at #D62401.
What finishes do Brushed Steel and Gloss Flame Red come in?: Brushed Steel renders in metallic. Gloss Flame Red renders in gloss.
Can I see Brushed Steel and Gloss Flame Red on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Steel, then Gloss Flame Red, 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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