Which is darker, Matte Red Metallic or Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue?

Matte Red Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #700F23, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue at #B3D5CF.

What finishes do Matte Red Metallic and Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue come in?

Matte Red Metallic renders in metallic. Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue renders in iridescent.

Matte Red Metallic vs Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Matte Red Metallic (#700F23) reads darker than Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue (#B3D5CF), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue lifts them. Matte Red Metallic comes in metallic; Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue in iridescent. 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 Pearl Crystal Blue: the differences.

The first difference between Matte Red Metallic and Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue is depth: Matte Red Metallic reads darker, so it hides body lines that Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue shows. The second is the finish: Matte Red Metallic is offered in metallic, Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue in iridescent. 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 Pearl Crystal Blue is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #B3D5CF. It renders with a iridescent 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 Pearl Crystal Blue 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 Pearl Crystal Blue on real cars.

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

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Questions

Which is darker, Matte Red Metallic or Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue?: Matte Red Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #700F23, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue at #B3D5CF.
What finishes do Matte Red Metallic and Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue come in?: Matte Red Metallic renders in metallic. Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue renders in iridescent.
Can I see Matte Red Metallic and Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Matte Red Metallic, then Super Gloss Pearl Crystal Blue, 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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