I purchased this recliner for my husband to replace his Leni recliner that had to go because the springs on the seat began coming thru the seat.  I wasn't sure about the brownish color but once received found the color to be a pleasant mixture of brown and tan and the fabric is very comfortable.  The only problem was that the chair doesn't fully recline, my husband was used to and wanted his chair to fully recline so we returned it and purchased the Leni recliner instead which is what we had previously.  This time I purchased the 5-year insurance in case we experienced the same problem with the springs after a couple of years.