Very nice headboard! I ordered it in blue and it looks like the picture, a sort of faded light blue. It was easy to put together, it was a slight challenge attaching it to my bed frame, but that was mosly because my room is small. It gives a nice amount of padding to the head of the bed and it keeps the pillows from falling behind the mattress which is all I wanted in a headboard.  It is a bonus that it is really pretty and was a great price!