Which is darker, Gulf Blue or Lava Orange?

Lava Orange is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #E65C00, has a lower relative luminance than Gulf Blue at #79B4D6.

What finishes do Gulf Blue and Lava Orange come in?

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

Can I see Gulf Blue and Lava Orange on my own car?

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

Gulf Blue vs Lava Orange

Paint comparison · updated Jul 2026

Lava Orange (#E65C00) reads darker than Gulf Blue (#79B4D6), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Gulf Blue 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 of them further than the swatch chips suggest, so the only honest comparison is the two rendered on the same car.

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Gulf Blue is the pale powder blue of the Gulf Oil racing livery, usually seen with an orange stripe down the middle. It is a light, cool blue that washes out towards white in direct sun and turns noticeably deeper in shade, so it looks like two different colours over one afternoon. It sits best on cars with plenty of flat panel to fill.

Lava Orange is a paint in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #E65C00. 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 honest preview of Lava Orange is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Gulf Blue on real cars.

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

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Renders

Lava Orange on real cars.

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

All Lava Orange renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Gulf Blue or Lava Orange?: Lava Orange is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #E65C00, has a lower relative luminance than Gulf Blue at #79B4D6.
What finishes do Gulf Blue and Lava Orange come in?: Both are paints, so both render in gloss, satin or matte. The finish is picked separately from the colour.
Can I see Gulf Blue and Lava Orange on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Gulf Blue, then Lava Orange, 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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