Which is darker, Carbon White or Matte Cranberry?

Matte Cranberry is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #9F2818, has a lower relative luminance than Carbon White at #F8F9F7.

What finishes do Carbon White and Matte Cranberry come in?

Carbon White renders in satin. Matte Cranberry renders in iridescent.

Can I see Carbon White and Matte Cranberry on my own car?

Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Carbon White, then Matte Cranberry, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.

Carbon White vs Matte Cranberry

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Matte Cranberry (#9F2818) reads darker than Carbon White (#F8F9F7), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Carbon White lifts them. Carbon White comes in satin; Matte Cranberry 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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Carbon White vs Matte Cranberry: the differences.

The first difference between Carbon White and Matte Cranberry is depth: Matte Cranberry reads darker, so it hides body lines that Carbon White shows. The second is the finish: Carbon White is offered in satin, Matte Cranberry 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.

Carbon White is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #F8F9F7. It renders with a satin 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 true preview of Carbon White is one made from a photo of your own car.

Matte Cranberry is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #9F2818. 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 true preview of Matte Cranberry is one made from a photo of your own car.

Carbon White on real cars

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

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Matte Cranberry on real cars

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

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