Had these boots in black, absolutely love them and wanted them in a brown. Found these and they go great with slacks and jeans. They are a dark taupe as described, but not as dark as the image renders on my computers. Still good, though. Bought them in a medium width, which is a little too wide for me. So, I added inserts and wear these or the black ones all of the time. Love them, will be more than happy to look for Joan and David boots again.