Which is darker, Black or Racing Green?

Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #232529, has a lower relative luminance than Racing Green at #1C4634.

What finishes do Black and Racing Green come in?

Both are paints, so both render in gloss, satin or matte. The finish is picked separately from the colour.

Can I see Black and Racing Green on my own car?

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

Black vs Racing Green

Paint comparison · updated Aug 2026

Black (#232529) reads darker than Racing Green (#1C4634), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Racing Green lifts them. Both render in gloss, satin or matte, so the finish is a separate decision from the colour and you can try either one in all three. 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.

See both on your own car

Black vs Racing Green: the differences.

The first difference between Black and Racing Green is depth: Black reads darker, so it hides body lines that Racing Green shows. The second is not the finish: both are available in gloss, satin or matte, 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.

Black is a paint in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #232529. You can render it in gloss, satin or matte: the finish changes how hard the reflections read far more than the colour does. Body shape, paint condition and the light you photograph in all change how it lands, so the only true preview of Black is one made from a photo of your own car.

British Racing Green is the deep, muted green Britain raced in, dark enough to read as black at a glance and unmistakably green once light hits it. Because so much of it lives in shadow, it rewards straight panels and good paint condition and is unforgiving of both dents and cheap prep. Pair it with a warm interior and it stops looking like a colour and starts looking like a decision.