dark brown almost black- this saddle can only be bought by the manufacturer of this saddle, you will not find this brand in a tack store. The flaps are long & made of buffalo skin. The leather is nice and supple, I lexol the flaps everytime I use it. The tree width is medium/to narrow, it was adjusted for my high whithered thor. horse. You can send this saddle to the manufacturer, to change the tree width. They will adjust it to fit your horse perfectly for a charge of about $100.00. The saddle new sells for $2800., I am asking 1,400.00.I live in conn. 5 miles from Foxwoods Casino.