Which is darker, Deep Matte Black or Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey?

Deep Matte Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #252726, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey at #53494C.

What finishes do Deep Matte Black and Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey come in?

Deep Matte Black renders in matte. Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey renders in gloss.

Deep Matte Black vs Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Deep Matte Black (#252726) reads darker than Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey (#53494C), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey lifts them. Deep Matte Black comes in matte; Super Gloss Staple Pigeon 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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Deep Matte Black vs Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey: the differences.

The first difference between Deep Matte Black and Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey is depth: Deep Matte Black reads darker, so it hides body lines that Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey shows. The second is the finish: Deep Matte Black is offered in matte, Super Gloss Staple Pigeon 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

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.

Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #53494C. 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 Staple Pigeon Grey 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

Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey on real cars.

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

All Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Deep Matte Black or Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey?: Deep Matte Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #252726, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey at #53494C.
What finishes do Deep Matte Black and Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey come in?: Deep Matte Black renders in matte. Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey renders in gloss.
Can I see Deep Matte Black and Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Deep Matte Black, then Super Gloss Staple Pigeon 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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