Like the previous reviewer, I too ordered the grey, and I totally agree they are a cool brown, like a coffee bean color, which works fine for me. The reason I gave these only 3 stars, is because I'm not sure they are made of real leather, or just another imitation PVC. Usually leather shoes are imprinted or stamped inside with the words "genuine leather", or at least it should say on the label on the cardboard box in which they came. Mine have only "Made in China" and the size stamped inside the shoes, which makes me HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS of this omission. There is a generic story printed inside the cardboard box about Portlandia leathers from around the world, but nothing specific to the pair I got. I'll take Amazon's word for it.
In any case, I'm keeping them because they are a good fit and the rubber soles are comfortable, but they sure don't look and feel like an expensive pair of shoes. They feel like a good discount pair of shoes, which is what I paid.
For all the hype about Portlandia, I'm not really impressed by this brand, if this is their best  marketing presentation. In the future I'll stick to Clark's.