Deep Matte Black vs High Gloss Storm Gray
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Deep Matte Black (#252726) reads darker than High Gloss Storm Gray (#8F8E93), so it holds shadow in the body lines where High Gloss Storm Gray lifts them. Deep Matte Black comes in matte; High Gloss Storm Gray 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.
See both on your own carDeep Matte Black vs High Gloss Storm Gray: the differences.
The first difference between Deep Matte Black and High Gloss Storm Gray is depth: Deep Matte Black reads darker, so it hides body lines that High Gloss Storm Gray shows. The second is the finish: Deep Matte Black is offered in matte, High Gloss Storm Gray 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
- Deep Matte Black Wrap · WR-109 · #252726 3M · 2080 · M22 matte
- High Gloss Storm Gray Wrap · WR-116 · #8F8E93 3M · 2080 · HG31 gloss
Deep Matte Black is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #252726. 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 Deep Matte Black is one made from a photo of your own car.
High Gloss Storm Gray is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #8F8E93. 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 High Gloss Storm Gray is one made from a photo of your own car.
Renders
Deep Matte Black on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Deep Matte Black render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Deep Matte Black, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Deep Matte Black renders →Renders
High Gloss Storm Gray on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public High Gloss Storm Gray render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick High Gloss Storm Gray, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All High Gloss Storm Gray renders →Questions
- Which is darker, Deep Matte Black or High Gloss Storm Gray?
- Deep Matte Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #252726, has a lower relative luminance than High Gloss Storm Gray at #8F8E93.
- What finishes do Deep Matte Black and High Gloss Storm Gray come in?
- Deep Matte Black renders in matte. High Gloss Storm Gray renders in gloss.
- Can I see Deep Matte Black and High Gloss Storm Gray on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Deep Matte Black, then High Gloss Storm Gray, 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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