Which is darker, Blue Gem or Burnt Maroon?

Burnt Maroon is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #301415, has a lower relative luminance than Blue Gem at #16258E.

What finishes do Blue Gem and Burnt Maroon come in?

Blue Gem renders in gloss. Burnt Maroon renders in metallic.

Can I see Blue Gem and Burnt Maroon on my own car?

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

Blue Gem vs Burnt Maroon

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Burnt Maroon (#301415) reads darker than Blue Gem (#16258E), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Blue Gem lifts them. Blue Gem comes in gloss; Burnt Maroon 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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Blue Gem vs Burnt Maroon: the differences.

The first difference between Blue Gem and Burnt Maroon is depth: Burnt Maroon reads darker, so it hides body lines that Blue Gem shows. The second is the finish: Blue Gem is offered in gloss, Burnt Maroon 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.

Blue Gem is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #16258E. 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 Blue Gem is one made from a photo of your own car.

Burnt Maroon is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #301415. 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 Burnt Maroon is one made from a photo of your own car.

Blue Gem on real cars

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

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Burnt Maroon on real cars

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

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