Matte Dark Gray vs Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey (#53494C) reads darker than Matte Dark Gray (#696667), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Matte Dark Gray lifts them. Matte Dark Gray comes in matte; Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey 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 carMatte Dark Gray vs Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey: the differences.
The first difference between Matte Dark Gray and Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey is depth: Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey reads darker, so it hides body lines that Matte Dark Gray shows. The second is the finish: Matte Dark Gray is offered in matte, Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey 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 Dark Gray Wrap · WR-72 · #696667 3M · 2080 · M261 matte
- Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey Wrap · WR-165 · #53494C Inozetek · Super Gloss · SG741 gloss
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.
Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #53494C. 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 Staple Pigeon Grey 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
Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey renders →Questions
- Which is darker, Matte Dark Gray or Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey?
- Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #53494C, has a lower relative luminance than Matte Dark Gray at #696667.
- What finishes do Matte Dark Gray and Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey come in?
- Matte Dark Gray renders in matte. Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey renders in gloss.
- Can I see Matte Dark Gray and Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Matte Dark Gray, then Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey, 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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