It's much darker, an almost black.  The wood is pretty cheap, not something I would have in my home usually - but since it serves it's purpose (behind the sofa), we kept it anyways.

It looks Mahogany which is what my home is but it's very very dark.  If you don't mind something simple - it's not bad.  It was low cost at least.

Pros: low cost
Cons: very dark vs image; almost black, very cheap wood; presswood I believe