Gloss Flame Red vs Matte Red Metallic
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Matte Red Metallic (#700F23) reads darker than Gloss Flame Red (#D62401), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Gloss Flame Red lifts them. Gloss Flame Red comes in gloss; Matte Red 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 carGloss Flame Red vs Matte Red Metallic: the differences.
The first difference between Gloss Flame Red and Matte Red Metallic is depth: Matte Red Metallic reads darker, so it hides body lines that Gloss Flame Red shows. The second is the finish: Gloss Flame Red is offered in gloss, Matte Red 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
- Gloss Flame Red Wrap · WR-49 · #D62401 3M · 2080 · G53 gloss
- Matte Red Metallic Wrap · WR-78 · #700F23 3M · 2080 · M203 metallic
Gloss Flame Red is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #D62401. 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 Gloss Flame Red is one made from a photo of your own car.
Matte Red Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #700F23. 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 Matte Red Metallic is one made from a photo of your own car.
Renders
Gloss Flame Red on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Gloss Flame Red render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Gloss Flame Red, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Gloss Flame Red renders →Real renders
Matte Red Metallic on real cars.
1 render shared publicly by people who specced their own car in Matte Red Metallic.
All Matte Red Metallic renders →
Questions
- Which is darker, Gloss Flame Red or Matte Red Metallic?
- Matte Red Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #700F23, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss Flame Red at #D62401.
- What finishes do Gloss Flame Red and Matte Red Metallic come in?
- Gloss Flame Red renders in gloss. Matte Red Metallic renders in metallic.
- Can I see Gloss Flame Red and Matte Red Metallic on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Gloss Flame Red, then Matte Red 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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