The Kale color is only as dark as pictured in the lower legs. The thigh/knee and butt areas have fading. Which is not what I wanted.

(I am quite sure I wasn't sent a different option because I compared it to all the other options, although, none of the tags say "Kale" anywhere on them so who knows what's up. There's also a lot more yellow stitching and less white stitching than pictured.)

I wanted dark but not black (or faded!) in 30x29. The 30x29 size fits me well though. So I haven't decided what to do them yet. Many of the colors aren't available in my size.

Whoever at Levi's initially decided what colors would be available in fringe sizes knew what they were doing. A versatile uniform dark color is essential. Whoever decided to add this stupid fading is a jerk face.