Dead Matte Black vs Satin Dark Gray Metallic
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Satin Dark Gray Metallic (#323031) reads darker than Dead Matte Black (#464646), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Dead Matte Black lifts them. Dead Matte Black comes in matte; Satin Dark Gray Metallic in metallic. 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 carDead Matte Black vs Satin Dark Gray Metallic: the differences.
The first difference between Dead Matte Black and Satin Dark Gray Metallic is depth: Satin Dark Gray Metallic reads darker, so it hides body lines that Dead Matte Black shows. The second is the finish: Dead Matte Black is offered in matte, Satin Dark Gray Metallic in metallic. 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
- Dead Matte Black Wrap · WR-108 · #464646 3M · 2080 · DM12 matte
- Satin Dark Gray Metallic Wrap · WR-71 · #323031 3M · 2080 · S261 metallic
Dead Matte Black is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #464646. It renders with a matte 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 Dead Matte Black is one made from a photo of your own car.
Satin Dark Gray Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #323031. 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 Satin Dark Gray Metallic is one made from a photo of your own car.
Renders
Dead Matte Black on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Dead Matte Black render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Dead Matte Black, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Dead Matte Black renders →Renders
Satin Dark Gray Metallic on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Satin Dark Gray Metallic render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Satin Dark Gray Metallic, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Satin Dark Gray Metallic renders →Questions
- Which is darker, Dead Matte Black or Satin Dark Gray Metallic?
- Satin Dark Gray Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #323031, has a lower relative luminance than Dead Matte Black at #464646.
- What finishes do Dead Matte Black and Satin Dark Gray Metallic come in?
- Dead Matte Black renders in matte. Satin Dark Gray Metallic renders in metallic.
- Can I see Dead Matte Black and Satin Dark Gray Metallic on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Dead Matte Black, then Satin Dark Gray Metallic, 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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