The color is flat, yellow,tan, not warm, natural, auburn in parts like the photo. The slats are much larger/wider than they appear in the photo, they are spaced far apart with wire connecting each slat. The wiring looks like shoddy construction, an arts and crafts project. The wiring does not neatly wrap each slat to fix it to the next. It kind of looks like paperclips were unraveled and used to twist tie one slat to the next. There is dirt and dust in the bag like it was packaged in a jungle. The bamboo fencing does not appear finished or stained, i.e., with a clear coat of paint to make it finished. Not as it appears in the photo. I wouldn't rate it one star except for the fact that I had to click on at least one star to post this review.