Which is darker, Dead Matte Black or Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue?

Dead Matte Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #464646, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue at #038298.

What finishes do Dead Matte Black and Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue come in?

Dead Matte Black renders in matte. Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue renders in metallic.

Dead Matte Black vs Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Dead Matte Black (#464646) reads darker than Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue (#038298), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue lifts them. Dead Matte Black comes in matte; Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue 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.

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Dead Matte Black vs Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue: the differences.

The first difference between Dead Matte Black and Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue is depth: Dead Matte Black reads darker, so it hides body lines that Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue shows. The second is the finish: Dead Matte Black is offered in matte, Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue 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 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.

Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #038298. 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 Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue 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.

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Renders

Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue on real cars.

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

All Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Dead Matte Black or Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue?: Dead Matte Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #464646, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue at #038298.
What finishes do Dead Matte Black and Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue come in?: Dead Matte Black renders in matte. Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue renders in metallic.
Can I see Dead Matte Black and Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Dead Matte Black, then Super Gloss Metallic Atomic Blue, 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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