Color is a Taupe-Gray, slightly lighter than the picture in my opinion.
Came in 3 boxes, nothing was scratched or damaged.
Assembly took a good amount of time with one person. Have a electric screwdriver/drill with a phillips screwdriver bit handy...It will save you a good amount of time. the plywood drawer bottoms were my only concern. they felt a bit rough and the reverse sides of some were very unfinished and could splinter. Not that you would even see or touch the drawer bottoms half the time, but some may be curious. Overall: looks good, feels sturdy, very pretty color, assembly sucks, holds all your crap. A+