I thought that the "colour" looked a bit garish when it was first released, judging from the picture. But if it is exactly the same as the box for the leather one, it is probably not bad. I had a leather copy but it had a defect and I had to send it back. The distributor was out of stock and I ended up not getting another one for a few reasons. If I get a HC I'll probably end up getting black and play it safe. But if you bring the color one to church or elsewhere, I'm thinking you may have someone say "Hey, what is that?" and thus have an opening to familiarize him or her with the virtues of this edition.