Beautiful bright red just like I hoped. As a person who is right in between ordering wide calf boots and regular ones depending on the design with a 14.5 inch calf at the widest, these were pretty tight and to be honest I really didn't think they would zip the first time. I powered through it and they zipped much easier the second time although they are still pretty tight. If your calves are wider than 14.5 inches these are very unlikely to fit and at exactly that width they fit like a second skin. Very roomy in the foot though and padded enough for me. Just what my Supergirl cosplay needed.