Though White logically has the advantage and can always "dictate" the opening to some extent, it really comes down to how much you need opening theory to win chess games at your level.
The lower you are rated, the less you really need to depend on openings to win and consequently, the choice of colors really doesn't matter all that much.
Titled players are almost on par tactically so they rely on preparation a whole lot more.
I'd be brave enough to say that if you are not a Federation rated expert or above, tactics decide games a whole lot more than openings or even what colors you get assigned in a game.
Just wondering, is it advantageous to be playing as black or as white in a game of chess? Logically, it would seem that white would have the advantage since white has the first move. However, I have won a good part of my games playing as black. Is there an advantage to playing as black or white?