Which is darker, Gulf Blue or Racing Green?

Racing Green is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #1C4634, has a lower relative luminance than Gulf Blue at #79B4D6.

What finishes do Gulf Blue and Racing Green 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 Racing Green on my own car?

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

Gulf Blue vs Racing Green

Paint comparison · updated Jul 2026

Racing Green (#1C4634) 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.

British Racing Green is the deep, muted green Britain raced in, dark enough to read as black at a glance and unmistakably green once light hits it. Because so much of it lives in shadow, it rewards straight panels and good paint condition and is unforgiving of both dents and cheap prep. Pair it with a warm interior and it stops looking like a colour and starts looking like a decision.

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

Racing Green on real cars.

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

All Racing Green renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Gulf Blue or Racing Green?: Racing Green is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #1C4634, has a lower relative luminance than Gulf Blue at #79B4D6.
What finishes do Gulf Blue and Racing Green 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 Racing Green on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Gulf Blue, then Racing 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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