It's a little darker than the image, closer to a brown, but not super dark.
Pretty hard to assemble. It comes with all you need to put it together but there's easily a zillion pieces and some of their identifying stickers might come off in transit so have fun with that.
Lastly, the compressed wood material will puff up if you so much as sneeze on it; invest in some good coasters if you eat or drink at your desk.