Which is darker, Brushed Steel or Super Gloss Ash Grey?

Brushed Steel is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #585860, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Ash Grey at #596174.

What finishes do Brushed Steel and Super Gloss Ash Grey come in?

Brushed Steel renders in metallic. Super Gloss Ash Grey renders in gloss.

Can I see Brushed Steel and Super Gloss Ash Grey on my own car?

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

Brushed Steel vs Super Gloss Ash Grey

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Brushed Steel (#585860) reads darker than Super Gloss Ash Grey (#596174), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Super Gloss Ash Grey lifts them. Brushed Steel comes in metallic; Super Gloss Ash Grey 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 Super Gloss Ash Grey: the differences.

The first difference between Brushed Steel and Super Gloss Ash Grey is depth: Brushed Steel reads darker, so it hides body lines that Super Gloss Ash Grey shows. The second is the finish: Brushed Steel is offered in metallic, Super Gloss Ash Grey 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.

Super Gloss Ash Grey is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #596174. 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 Super Gloss Ash Grey 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

Super Gloss Ash Grey on real cars.

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

All Super Gloss Ash Grey renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Brushed Steel or Super Gloss Ash Grey?: Brushed Steel is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #585860, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Ash Grey at #596174.
What finishes do Brushed Steel and Super Gloss Ash Grey come in?: Brushed Steel renders in metallic. Super Gloss Ash Grey renders in gloss.
Can I see Brushed Steel and Super Gloss Ash Grey on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Steel, then Super Gloss Ash 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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