Matte Dark Gray vs Matte Gray Aluminum
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Matte Dark Gray (#696667) and Matte Gray Aluminum (#6B6C6E) sit at almost the same lightness, so the difference between them is hue and finish rather than how dark they read. Matte Dark Gray comes in matte; Matte Gray Aluminum 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.
See both on your own carMatte Dark Gray vs Matte Gray Aluminum: the differences.
The differences between Matte Dark Gray and Matte Gray Aluminum are hue and finish rather than depth — the two sit at almost the same lightness. The second is the finish: Matte Dark Gray is offered in matte, Matte Gray Aluminum 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
- Matte Dark Gray Wrap · WR-72 · #696667 3M · 2080 · M261 matte
- Matte Gray Aluminum Wrap · WR-73 · #6B6C6E 3M · 2080 · M230 metallic
Matte Dark Gray is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #696667. 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 Dark Gray is one made from a photo of your own car.
Matte Gray Aluminum is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #6B6C6E. 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 Gray Aluminum is one made from a photo of your own car.
Renders
Matte Dark Gray on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Matte Dark Gray render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Matte Dark Gray, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Matte Dark Gray renders →Renders
Matte Gray Aluminum on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Matte Gray Aluminum render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Matte Gray Aluminum, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Matte Gray Aluminum renders →Questions
- Which is darker, Matte Dark Gray or Matte Gray Aluminum?
- Neither, really. Matte Dark Gray (#696667) and Matte Gray Aluminum (#6B6C6E) have almost the same relative luminance, so they read at the same level of darkness and differ in hue and finish instead.
- What finishes do Matte Dark Gray and Matte Gray Aluminum come in?
- Matte Dark Gray renders in matte. Matte Gray Aluminum renders in metallic.
- Can I see Matte Dark Gray and Matte Gray Aluminum on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Matte Dark Gray, then Matte Gray Aluminum, 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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