I really love these curtains. I didn’t expect them to have such a satin-like finish, but they’re not all that shiny, so they work for me. The tree branches are definitely a brown color, but the background has a light gray hue to it because of the thermal backing (which works well with my color scheme).  My bedroom windows face a busy street with a shopping plaza across the street and they completely black out any 
light from leaking through.