Which is darker, Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent or Gloss Brushed Alu?

Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #2E505A, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss Brushed Alu at #95979E.

What finishes do Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent and Gloss Brushed Alu come in?

Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent renders in iridescent. Gloss Brushed Alu renders in metallic.

Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent vs Gloss Brushed Alu

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent (#2E505A) reads darker than Gloss Brushed Alu (#95979E), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Gloss Brushed Alu lifts them. Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent comes in iridescent; Gloss Brushed Alu 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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Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent vs Gloss Brushed Alu: the differences.

The first difference between Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent and Gloss Brushed Alu is depth: Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent reads darker, so it hides body lines that Gloss Brushed Alu shows. The second is the finish: Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent is offered in iridescent, Gloss Brushed Alu 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 Austral Sea Iridescent is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #2E505A. It renders with a iridescent 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 Austral Sea Iridescent is one made from a photo of your own car.

Gloss Brushed Alu is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #95979E. 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 Brushed Alu is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent on real cars.

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

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Renders

Gloss Brushed Alu on real cars.

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

All Gloss Brushed Alu renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent or Gloss Brushed Alu?: Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #2E505A, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss Brushed Alu at #95979E.
What finishes do Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent and Gloss Brushed Alu come in?: Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent renders in iridescent. Gloss Brushed Alu renders in metallic.
Can I see Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent and Gloss Brushed Alu on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Gloss Austral Sea Iridescent, then Gloss Brushed Alu, 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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