Gloss Black Metallic vs Matte Dark Gray
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Gloss Black Metallic (#252524) reads darker than Matte Dark Gray (#696667), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Matte Dark Gray lifts them. Gloss Black Metallic comes in metallic; Matte Dark Gray in matte. 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 carGloss Black Metallic vs Matte Dark Gray: the differences.
The first difference between Gloss Black Metallic and Matte Dark Gray is depth: Gloss Black Metallic reads darker, so it hides body lines that Matte Dark Gray shows. The second is the finish: Gloss Black Metallic is offered in metallic, Matte Dark Gray in matte. 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
- Gloss Black Metallic Wrap · WR-59 · #252524 3M · 2080 · G212 metallic
- Matte Dark Gray Wrap · WR-72 · #696667 3M · 2080 · M261 matte
Gloss Black Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #252524. 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 Gloss Black Metallic is one made from a photo of your own car.
Matte Dark Gray is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #696667. 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 Matte Dark Gray is one made from a photo of your own car.
Renders
Gloss Black Metallic on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Gloss Black Metallic render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Gloss Black Metallic, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Gloss Black Metallic renders →Renders
Matte Dark Gray on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Matte Dark Gray render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Matte Dark Gray, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Matte Dark Gray renders →Questions
- Which is darker, Gloss Black Metallic or Matte Dark Gray?
- Gloss Black Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #252524, has a lower relative luminance than Matte Dark Gray at #696667.
- What finishes do Gloss Black Metallic and Matte Dark Gray come in?
- Gloss Black Metallic renders in metallic. Matte Dark Gray renders in matte.
- Can I see Gloss Black Metallic and Matte Dark Gray on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Gloss Black Metallic, then Matte Dark 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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