I bought this belt for the birthday of a man I know. He loves western clothes, but we Texans are okay with that, lol. I bought him brown because I knew he didn't have anything brown in his closet. This should encourage him to go shopping. In fact, he used emoji to express his love for the belt. He's not the smiley type when texting. I ordered the belt 2 sizes up as recommended in the comments and it fits perfectly. The color is more of a brownish red.