Which is darker, Brushed Steel or Super Gloss Caribbean Sea?

Brushed Steel is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #585860, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Caribbean Sea at #017F8E.

What finishes do Brushed Steel and Super Gloss Caribbean Sea come in?

Brushed Steel renders in metallic. Super Gloss Caribbean Sea renders in gloss.

Can I see Brushed Steel and Super Gloss Caribbean Sea on my own car?

Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Steel, then Super Gloss Caribbean Sea, 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 Caribbean Sea

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Brushed Steel (#585860) reads darker than Super Gloss Caribbean Sea (#017F8E), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Super Gloss Caribbean Sea lifts them. Brushed Steel comes in metallic; Super Gloss Caribbean Sea 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 Caribbean Sea: the differences.

The first difference between Brushed Steel and Super Gloss Caribbean Sea is depth: Brushed Steel reads darker, so it hides body lines that Super Gloss Caribbean Sea shows. The second is the finish: Brushed Steel is offered in metallic, Super Gloss Caribbean Sea 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 Caribbean Sea is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #017F8E. 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 Caribbean Sea 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 Caribbean Sea on real cars.

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

All Super Gloss Caribbean Sea renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Brushed Steel or Super Gloss Caribbean Sea?: Brushed Steel is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #585860, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Caribbean Sea at #017F8E.
What finishes do Brushed Steel and Super Gloss Caribbean Sea come in?: Brushed Steel renders in metallic. Super Gloss Caribbean Sea renders in gloss.
Can I see Brushed Steel and Super Gloss Caribbean Sea on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Steel, then Super Gloss Caribbean Sea, 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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