Color was darker than I expected, but it works well with the rest of the decor.  Be extremely careful if you use carpet tape with this tread! I had strong carpet tape which adhered so strongly to the tread that it created a hole through the backing and carpet when I needed to readjust the way I placed one of the treads.  Luckily I only needed 11 of the 13 treads, so I had an extra to replace the one that was ruined.