Which is darker, Charcoal Grey or Cherry Red?

Cherry Red is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #900908, has a lower relative luminance than Charcoal Grey at #636360.

What finishes do Charcoal Grey and Cherry Red come in?

Charcoal Grey renders in metallic. Cherry Red renders in chrome.

Can I see Charcoal Grey and Cherry Red on my own car?

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

Charcoal Grey vs Cherry Red

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Cherry Red (#900908) reads darker than Charcoal Grey (#636360), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Charcoal Grey lifts them. Charcoal Grey comes in metallic; Cherry Red in chrome. 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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Charcoal Grey vs Cherry Red: the differences.

The first difference between Charcoal Grey and Cherry Red is depth: Cherry Red reads darker, so it hides body lines that Charcoal Grey shows. The second is the finish: Charcoal Grey is offered in metallic, Cherry Red in chrome. 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

Charcoal Grey is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #636360. 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 Charcoal Grey is one made from a photo of your own car.

Cherry Red is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #900908. It renders with a chrome 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 Cherry Red is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Charcoal Grey on real cars.

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

All Charcoal Grey renders →

Renders

Cherry Red on real cars.

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

All Cherry Red renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Charcoal Grey or Cherry Red?: Cherry Red is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #900908, has a lower relative luminance than Charcoal Grey at #636360.
What finishes do Charcoal Grey and Cherry Red come in?: Charcoal Grey renders in metallic. Cherry Red renders in chrome.
Can I see Charcoal Grey and Cherry Red on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Charcoal Grey, then Cherry Red, 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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