Which is darker, Gloss Grey Cast Iron or Matte Charcoal Metallic?

Matte Charcoal Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #3E4146, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss Grey Cast Iron at #4E5151.

Can I see Gloss Grey Cast Iron and Matte Charcoal Metallic on my own car?

Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Gloss Grey Cast Iron, then Matte Charcoal Metallic, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.

Gloss Grey Cast Iron vs Matte Charcoal Metallic

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Matte Charcoal Metallic (#3E4146) reads darker than Gloss Grey Cast Iron (#4E5151), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Gloss Grey Cast Iron lifts them. Both films carry a metallic finish, so the choice is purely the colour. 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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Gloss Grey Cast Iron vs Matte Charcoal Metallic: the differences.

The first difference between Gloss Grey Cast Iron and Matte Charcoal Metallic is depth: Matte Charcoal Metallic reads darker, so it hides body lines that Gloss Grey Cast Iron shows. The second is not the finish: both are metallic films, so the sheen is a separate decision from the colour. 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

Gloss Grey Cast Iron is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #4E5151. 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 Gloss Grey Cast Iron is one made from a photo of your own car.

Matte Charcoal Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #3E4146. 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 Charcoal Metallic is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Gloss Grey Cast Iron on real cars.

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

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Renders

Matte Charcoal Metallic on real cars.

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

All Matte Charcoal Metallic renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Gloss Grey Cast Iron or Matte Charcoal Metallic?: Matte Charcoal Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #3E4146, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss Grey Cast Iron at #4E5151.
What finishes do Gloss Grey Cast Iron and Matte Charcoal Metallic come in?: Both are metallic films — the sheen belongs to the film itself, so there is no separate finish to choose.
Can I see Gloss Grey Cast Iron and Matte Charcoal Metallic on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Gloss Grey Cast Iron, then Matte Charcoal Metallic, 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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