I love the style - but similar to what other reviewers have said the brass colour is more like a mix between gold and silver, it is antiqued and matte. In hindsight I wish I got a polished nickel or silver colour. After install I may consider spray-painting them which seems such a sin but if they clash with my other satin brass accents I might do it. Not worth sending back over because I wanted this stye of lantern. Will post a picture in a few months when they are up. I bought 2 of the smallest size for over our island and the Fremont 5 light foyer pendant for the dining room. Even though they are from different brands they match each other exactly.