Which is darker, Matte Black or Super Gloss Olive Green?

Super Gloss Olive Green is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #174224, has a lower relative luminance than Matte Black at #626262.

What finishes do Matte Black and Super Gloss Olive Green come in?

Matte Black renders in matte. Super Gloss Olive Green renders in gloss.

Can I see Matte Black and Super Gloss Olive Green on my own car?

Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Matte Black, then Super Gloss Olive Green, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.

Matte Black vs Super Gloss Olive Green

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Super Gloss Olive Green (#174224) reads darker than Matte Black (#626262), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Matte Black lifts them. Matte Black comes in matte; Super Gloss Olive Green 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 vs Super Gloss Olive Green: the differences.

The first difference between Matte Black and Super Gloss Olive Green is depth: Super Gloss Olive Green reads darker, so it hides body lines that Matte Black shows. The second is the finish: Matte Black is offered in matte, Super Gloss Olive Green 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 is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #626262. 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 Matte Black is one made from a photo of your own car.

Super Gloss Olive Green is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #174224. 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 Olive Green is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Matte Black on real cars.

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

All Matte Black renders →

Renders

Super Gloss Olive Green on real cars.

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

All Super Gloss Olive Green renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Matte Black or Super Gloss Olive Green?: Super Gloss Olive Green is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #174224, has a lower relative luminance than Matte Black at #626262.
What finishes do Matte Black and Super Gloss Olive Green come in?: Matte Black renders in matte. Super Gloss Olive Green renders in gloss.
Can I see Matte Black and Super Gloss Olive Green on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Matte Black, then Super Gloss Olive Green, 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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