High Gloss Storm Gray vs Matrix Black
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Matrix Black (#212121) 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 Storm Gray comes in gloss; Matrix Black 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 carHigh Gloss Storm Gray vs Matrix Black: the differences.
The first difference between High Gloss Storm Gray and Matrix Black is depth: Matrix Black reads darker, so it hides body lines that High Gloss Storm Gray shows. The second is the finish: High Gloss Storm Gray is offered in gloss, Matrix Black 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
- High Gloss Storm Gray Wrap · WR-116 · #8F8E93 3M · 2080 · HG31 gloss
- Matrix Black Wrap · WR-95 · #212121 3M · 2080 · MX12 matte
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.
Matrix Black is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #212121. 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 Matrix Black is one made from a photo of your own car.
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 →Renders
Matrix Black on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Matrix Black render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Matrix Black, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Matrix Black renders →Questions
- Which is darker, High Gloss Storm Gray or Matrix Black?
- Matrix Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #212121, has a lower relative luminance than High Gloss Storm Gray at #8F8E93.
- What finishes do High Gloss Storm Gray and Matrix Black come in?
- High Gloss Storm Gray renders in gloss. Matrix Black renders in matte.
- Can I see High Gloss Storm Gray and Matrix Black on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick High Gloss Storm Gray, then Matrix Black, 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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