color is as shown on picture, it's beautiful. only thing i wasn't 100% happy about was that the nail heads on the highest part of the headboard aren't lined up perfectly. There are some that are higher and some lower almost casting a weird little shadow from afar. But i only noticed this because someone reviewed the same product with the same issue here in the past so i knew what to look for otherwise i probably wouldn't have noticed it as much, just as I'm sure as most people who enter the room won't notice it too much either.