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Matte Black Metallic vs Super Gloss Gemstone Blue

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Super Gloss Gemstone Blue (#3D373D) reads darker than Matte Black Metallic (#50504F), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Matte Black Metallic lifts them. Matte Black Metallic comes in metallic; Super Gloss Gemstone Blue 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.

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Matte Black Metallic vs Super Gloss Gemstone Blue: the differences.

The first difference between Matte Black Metallic and Super Gloss Gemstone Blue is depth: Super Gloss Gemstone Blue reads darker, so it hides body lines that Matte Black Metallic shows. The second is the finish: Matte Black Metallic is offered in metallic, Super Gloss Gemstone Blue 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

Matte Black Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #50504F. 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 Black Metallic is one made from a photo of your own car.

Super Gloss Gemstone Blue is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #3D373D. 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 Super Gloss Gemstone Blue is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Matte Black Metallic on real cars.

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

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Renders

Super Gloss Gemstone Blue on real cars.

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

All Super Gloss Gemstone Blue renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Matte Black Metallic or Super Gloss Gemstone Blue?
Super Gloss Gemstone Blue is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #3D373D, has a lower relative luminance than Matte Black Metallic at #50504F.
What finishes do Matte Black Metallic and Super Gloss Gemstone Blue come in?
Matte Black Metallic renders in metallic. Super Gloss Gemstone Blue renders in gloss.
Can I see Matte Black Metallic and Super Gloss Gemstone Blue on my own car?
Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Matte Black Metallic, then Super Gloss Gemstone Blue, 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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