I love that the Portsmouth Stone is a great neutral color. Looks darker than advertised photo. In natural light, it looks lighter and similar to ad photo. When turning on lights in the evening, it looks like a medium beige like others have stated, darker. Great look for a great value! Husband said while putting it together that the design could be improved. I did the 9” boxspring and it sticks out a little so the 8 would be perfect. I like my bed to sit higher and without my bigger boxspring, the gaps at the headboard would be more noticeable. Good thing I have deep pocket sheets to cover the box.