Absolutely love this piece. Color is the perfect cross between grey and brown. Not too light not too dark. Didn’t like the white bottom so I lined it with a paper bag, cut a hole in the center so light would only come through under the wood I bought at a pet store. Then I found some brownish orange acrylic crystals on line just like the clear ones it came with. Looks a lot less fake and I love it. Also the heater doesn’t glow bright red like my previous unit so that’s nice.