Candy Apple Red vs Era Green
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Era Green (#28464B) reads darker than Candy Apple Red (#A50C13), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Candy Apple Red lifts them. Candy Apple Red comes in metallic; Era Green in gloss. 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 carCandy Apple Red vs Era Green: the differences.
The first difference between Candy Apple Red and Era Green is depth: Era Green reads darker, so it hides body lines that Candy Apple Red shows. The second is the finish: Candy Apple Red is offered in metallic, Era Green in gloss. 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
Candy Apple Red is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #A50C13. 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 honest preview of Candy Apple Red is one made from a photo of your own car.
Era Green is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #28464B. 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 honest preview of Era Green is one made from a photo of your own car.
Renders
Candy Apple Red on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Candy Apple Red render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Candy Apple Red, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Candy Apple Red renders →Renders
Era Green on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Era Green render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Era Green, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Era Green renders →Questions
- Which is darker, Candy Apple Red or Era Green?
- Era Green is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #28464B, has a lower relative luminance than Candy Apple Red at #A50C13.
- What finishes do Candy Apple Red and Era Green come in?
- Candy Apple Red renders in metallic. Era Green renders in gloss.
- Can I see Candy Apple Red and Era Green on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Candy Apple Red, then Era Green, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.
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