Darker than it looked in the pictures, but a welcome change since a lot of my other furniture work much better with this. Be forewarned that without someone else helping assembly can take upwards of a couple hours if you’re an amateur at assembling things. The bed itself, however, is very sturdy and the materials seem quality so far. I’ve been sleeping in the bed for about 5 nights now and there are no creaks, etc, and the drawers work as advertised. All in all very good for the price!