I hemmed and hawed about whether to get this and whether it would work for our needs, but it's here now and it's great! The color is like a tanish-grey. The only reason that I didn't give it a full five stars is that it's pretty lightweight, so when you lift the lid to put something inside, if it's resting against the foot board of the bed, it will move itself forward on my concrete floor and I'll have to push it back. Other than that, I really like it and would definitely recommend it.