Which is darker, Battleship Grey or Black?

Battleship Grey is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #545456, has a lower relative luminance than Black at #DFDFDF.

What finishes do Battleship Grey and Black come in?

Battleship Grey renders in gloss. Black renders in matte.

Can I see Battleship Grey and Black on my own car?

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

Battleship Grey vs Black

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Battleship Grey (#545456) reads darker than Black (#DFDFDF), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Black lifts them. Battleship Grey comes in gloss; Black in matte. 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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Battleship Grey vs Black: the differences.

The first difference between Battleship Grey and Black is depth: Battleship Grey reads darker, so it hides body lines that Black shows. The second is the finish: Battleship Grey is offered in gloss, Black in matte. 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.

Battleship Grey is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #545456. 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 Battleship Grey is one made from a photo of your own car.

Black is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #DFDFDF. It renders with a matte 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 Black is one made from a photo of your own car.

Battleship Grey on real cars

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

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Black on real cars

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

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