the one I saw at the boutique at The Palazzo in Las Vegas was lighter than donnalynn's. I actually really wanted the burnt orange after seeing hers but when I saw it IRL, it wasn't for me or at least the one they showed me. Now had it looked like hers ^^, I def would have gotten it. I ended up ordering the natural tan patent one.
this more true to my color as well....Some are lighter than others! The initial customer return I saw at a store here was pretty light, but when they arrived at my normal store, I had my SA pick through them and get the darkest version with the most grain. It was definitely darker than the first one I saw. You could always ask them to bring out more than one for you to see. My satchel is pretty close to the pic on the cover of the catalog, and actually a bit darker in fact!
Here's mine for comparison: