I purchased this toilet seat with hopes of blending in with my current decor.  My thought was that medium wood would be just that - medium.  It appeared that way online but when I opened the package upon receipt, the color of the wood appeared more to be of a dark reddish-brown!  If you are looking for a seat in that color, and didn't want to spend a lot of money, you could probably get away with it.  Fortunately, it was inexpensive so to go through the time, trouble and expense of returning it was not going to happen.  Instead I disposed of it.