Looking at upgrading my saddle this offseason to a Brooks B17 Imperial. I'm just torn on what colour to choose! Black seems like an obvious choice given the colour of the rest of my bike but I hear the honey colour darkens over time and I feel that may look pretty sharp. Thoughts? Here's a pic of my ride to give you an idea.

I have a black one on my favorite (red) bike and like it over the brown ones. Have a brown one on my black 1974 Raleigh Competition and it works just because it's old and has patina (and original to the bike)

I vote black. I have one on my CAAD9 (silver-grey). Maybe if you had gunwall tires it would work...

With that color bike, black. I put honey B17s on light blue bike and forest green bikes that I built up for my sons, a brown on my burgundy bike. I can't really see anything but black pairing well with your ride.

Leather eventually turns black, so get a brown one to watch it turn black, or get a black one to watch it stay black.

Brown & natural leathers have their place and look beautiful in those places. I don't think your bike is one of those places.

Agree. I am in the process of building up a vintage Raleigh Competition with a black frame. I put a brown Brooks on there and I think it looks terrific. I can't picture it with the OP's bike because of all the modern graphics. The red accents would clash with a brown saddle.

What does it matter what color your saddle is, when you photograph your bike from the non drive side, in big/big?

So true. After all, what are we, barbarians?

Honey. It's like chocolate - it makes everything better.