First off, these pants were definatly a deep dark brown...almost cocoa color.  I actually like the color however.  I absolutely love the flexible/adjustable waistband!  The placement and number of the pockets is great.  I wish the cell phone pocket on the legs was a bit bigger.  I have a Samsung Galaxy smartphone with an Otterbox cover and it is very snug.  If the cover wasn't on then it would fit the pocket better.  I absolutely love the elastic loops inside the cargo pockets for loose gear like rifle magazines or flashlights!  I liked these so much I bought another pair in Coyote.  Awesome pants.  Only drawback I would say is the 6.5 oz ripstop material can be slightly noisy when walking around in a quiet area.  I don't even notice the noise when there are other things making noise around me on the street or in the store.