High Gloss Black Metallic vs High Gloss Storm Gray
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
High Gloss Black Metallic (#252524) reads darker than High Gloss Storm Gray (#8F8E93), so it holds shadow in the body lines where High Gloss Storm Gray lifts them. High Gloss Black Metallic comes in metallic; 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 carHigh Gloss Black Metallic vs High Gloss Storm Gray: the differences.
The first difference between High Gloss Black Metallic and High Gloss Storm Gray is depth: High Gloss Black Metallic reads darker, so it hides body lines that High Gloss Storm Gray shows. The second is the finish: High Gloss Black Metallic is offered in metallic, 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
- High Gloss Black Metallic Wrap · WR-37 · #252524 3M · 2080 · HG212 metallic
- High Gloss Storm Gray Wrap · WR-116 · #8F8E93 3M · 2080 · HG31 gloss
High 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 High Gloss Black Metallic 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
High Gloss Black Metallic on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public High Gloss Black Metallic render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick High Gloss Black Metallic, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All High Gloss Black Metallic 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, High Gloss Black Metallic or High Gloss Storm Gray?
- High Gloss Black Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #252524, has a lower relative luminance than High Gloss Storm Gray at #8F8E93.
- What finishes do High Gloss Black Metallic and High Gloss Storm Gray come in?
- High Gloss Black Metallic renders in metallic. High Gloss Storm Gray renders in gloss.
- Can I see High Gloss Black Metallic and High Gloss Storm Gray on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick High Gloss Black Metallic, 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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