Which is darker, Gloss Redcurrant Red or Matte Golden Black?

Matte Golden Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #1F1904, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss Redcurrant Red at #9F0101.

What finishes do Gloss Redcurrant Red and Matte Golden Black come in?

Gloss Redcurrant Red renders in gloss. Matte Golden Black renders in metallic.

Can I see Gloss Redcurrant Red and Matte Golden Black on my own car?

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

Gloss Redcurrant Red vs Matte Golden Black

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Matte Golden Black (#1F1904) reads darker than Gloss Redcurrant Red (#9F0101), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Gloss Redcurrant Red lifts them. Gloss Redcurrant Red comes in gloss; Matte Golden 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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Gloss Redcurrant Red vs Matte Golden Black: the differences.

The first difference between Gloss Redcurrant Red and Matte Golden Black is depth: Matte Golden Black reads darker, so it hides body lines that Gloss Redcurrant Red shows. The second is the finish: Gloss Redcurrant Red is offered in gloss, Matte Golden 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.

Gloss Redcurrant Red is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #9F0101. 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 true preview of Gloss Redcurrant Red is one made from a photo of your own car.

Matte Golden Black is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #1F1904. 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 Golden Black is one made from a photo of your own car.

Gloss Redcurrant Red on real cars

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

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Matte Golden Black on real cars

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

All Matte Golden Black renders →

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