Which is darker, Matte Red Metallic or Super Gloss Caribbean Sea?

Matte Red Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #700F23, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Caribbean Sea at #017F8E.

What finishes do Matte Red Metallic and Super Gloss Caribbean Sea come in?

Matte Red Metallic renders in metallic. Super Gloss Caribbean Sea renders in gloss.

Can I see Matte Red Metallic and Super Gloss Caribbean Sea on my own car?

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

Matte Red Metallic vs Super Gloss Caribbean Sea

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Matte Red Metallic (#700F23) reads darker than Super Gloss Caribbean Sea (#017F8E), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Super Gloss Caribbean Sea lifts them. Matte Red Metallic comes in metallic; Super Gloss Caribbean Sea 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 Red Metallic vs Super Gloss Caribbean Sea: the differences.

The first difference between Matte Red Metallic and Super Gloss Caribbean Sea is depth: Matte Red Metallic reads darker, so it hides body lines that Super Gloss Caribbean Sea shows. The second is the finish: Matte Red Metallic is offered in metallic, Super Gloss Caribbean Sea 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 Red Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #700F23. 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 Red Metallic is one made from a photo of your own car.

Super Gloss Caribbean Sea is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #017F8E. 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 Caribbean Sea is one made from a photo of your own car.

Real renders

Matte Red Metallic on real cars.

1 render shared publicly by people who specced their own car in Matte Red Metallic.

Audi R8 V10 GT gloss

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Renders

Super Gloss Caribbean Sea on real cars.

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

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Questions

Which is darker, Matte Red Metallic or Super Gloss Caribbean Sea?: Matte Red Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #700F23, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Caribbean Sea at #017F8E.
What finishes do Matte Red Metallic and Super Gloss Caribbean Sea come in?: Matte Red Metallic renders in metallic. Super Gloss Caribbean Sea renders in gloss.
Can I see Matte Red Metallic and Super Gloss Caribbean Sea on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Matte Red Metallic, then Super Gloss Caribbean Sea, 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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