It may be just an effect of the light. The felt is a solid middle of the road gray, not too dark, and not as light as dove. There are no tan or taupe undertones. Hope this helps! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Well, thank you, as it happens I have several gray hats and was more looking for something brownish. Still, seems like a nice hat at a fair price, I'm sure some other Seven-and-Eighther will be glad to have it.