The hat is real cute and reversible:  one side is shiny and the other not.  Color looks as in the photo.  But I can tell in a heavy rain storm when the wind is really blowing, it will fly off.  However, the reason I made this purchase in the first place was because my sister bought me a beautiful Cole Haan raincoat for Xmas.  The problem I needed to solve with the raincoat is that the hood was way too large.  So what I've done is wear the hat under the hood, which makes the hood fit much better and it's kind of a cute look.