Matte Gray Aluminum vs Super Gloss Emerald Wave
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Matte Gray Aluminum (#6B6C6E) reads darker than Super Gloss Emerald Wave (#98B6B1), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Super Gloss Emerald Wave lifts them. Matte Gray Aluminum comes in metallic; Super Gloss Emerald Wave 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 Gray Aluminum vs Super Gloss Emerald Wave: the differences.
The first difference between Matte Gray Aluminum and Super Gloss Emerald Wave is depth: Matte Gray Aluminum reads darker, so it hides body lines that Super Gloss Emerald Wave shows. The second is the finish: Matte Gray Aluminum is offered in metallic, Super Gloss Emerald Wave 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 Gray Aluminum Wrap · WR-73 · #6B6C6E 3M · 2080 · M230 metallic
- Super Gloss Emerald Wave Wrap · WR-179 · #98B6B1 Inozetek · Super Gloss · CN609 gloss
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.
Super Gloss Emerald Wave is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #98B6B1. 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 Emerald Wave is one made from a photo of your own car.
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 →Renders
Super Gloss Emerald Wave on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Super Gloss Emerald Wave render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Super Gloss Emerald Wave, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Super Gloss Emerald Wave renders →Questions
- Which is darker, Matte Gray Aluminum or Super Gloss Emerald Wave?
- Matte Gray Aluminum is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #6B6C6E, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Emerald Wave at #98B6B1.
- What finishes do Matte Gray Aluminum and Super Gloss Emerald Wave come in?
- Matte Gray Aluminum renders in metallic. Super Gloss Emerald Wave renders in gloss.
- Can I see Matte Gray Aluminum and Super Gloss Emerald Wave on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Matte Gray Aluminum, then Super Gloss Emerald Wave, 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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