This really is a beautiful bed frame!  I purchased the light gray and the color is as shown on the photo.  It is excellent quality, I hope it holds up over the years!  We have a 16" mattress and the hydraulics are not strong enough to hold the heavy bed up alone but 
I still appreciate the storage underneath the bed and it is big enough to hold two big huge suitcases and other items that we don't use regularly. Assembly took more time than I would like to admit.  It wasn't necessarily hard but the instruction booklet was quite confusing and I did end up having to swap some pieces around because I put them backwards.  I would highly recommend having a power drill to complete assembly.  The screws are hex heads which was a pain and there are many different pieces but once it was all finished, it was all worth it.  It's beautiful and seems to be high quality.