The color is more of a dull yellowbrown than a shiny goldbronze color. I should have known from other reviews, but in some customers’ pictures it looked more gold so I was hoping for the best. Didn’t want to pull out and assemble all of the parts because I’m returning it (Wayfair customer service was super helpful in getting a pick-up scheduled which ended up being around 30 cheaper than me printing a return label and dropping off myself—worth looking into if you’re in a similar scenario!) Regarding the color, our nursery has no windowsnatural light so that may factor into things.