Which is darker, China Blue or Coal Black?

Coal Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #100F0C, has a lower relative luminance than China Blue at #5E79A4.

What finishes do China Blue and Coal Black come in?

China Blue renders in gloss. Coal Black renders in metallic.

Can I see China Blue and Coal Black on my own car?

Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick China Blue, then Coal Black, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.

China Blue vs Coal Black

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Coal Black (#100F0C) reads darker than China Blue (#5E79A4), so it holds shadow in the body lines where China Blue lifts them. China Blue comes in gloss; Coal Black in metallic. 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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China Blue vs Coal Black: the differences.

The first difference between China Blue and Coal Black is depth: Coal Black reads darker, so it hides body lines that China Blue shows. The second is the finish: China Blue is offered in gloss, Coal Black in metallic. 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

China Blue is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #5E79A4. 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 China Blue is one made from a photo of your own car.

Coal Black is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #100F0C. 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 Coal Black is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

China Blue on real cars.

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

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Renders

Coal Black on real cars.

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

All Coal Black renders →

Questions

Which is darker, China Blue or Coal Black?: Coal Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #100F0C, has a lower relative luminance than China Blue at #5E79A4.
What finishes do China Blue and Coal Black come in?: China Blue renders in gloss. Coal Black renders in metallic.
Can I see China Blue and Coal Black on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick China Blue, then Coal Black, 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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