Which is darker, Gloss Black Metallic or Matte Anthracite Metallic?

Gloss Black Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #1E1F20, has a lower relative luminance than Matte Anthracite Metallic at #3F3F42.

Gloss Black Metallic vs Matte Anthracite Metallic

Q: What finishes do Gloss Black Metallic and Matte Anthracite Metallic come in?

Both are metallic films — the sheen belongs to the film itself, so there is no separate finish to choose.

Q: Can I see Gloss Black Metallic and Matte Anthracite Metallic on my own car?

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

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Gloss Black Metallic (#1E1F20) reads darker than Matte Anthracite Metallic (#3F3F42), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Matte Anthracite Metallic 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 Black Metallic vs Matte Anthracite Metallic: the differences.

The first difference between Gloss Black Metallic and Matte Anthracite Metallic is depth: Gloss Black Metallic reads darker, so it hides body lines that Matte Anthracite Metallic 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 Black Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #1E1F20. 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 true preview of Gloss Black Metallic is one made from a photo of your own car.

Matte Anthracite Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #3F3F42. 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 true preview of Matte Anthracite Metallic is one made from a photo of your own car.

Gloss Black Metallic on real cars

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

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Matte Anthracite Metallic on real cars

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

All Matte Anthracite Metallic renders →

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