Excuse the messy photos!  Love this lamp. It is a very warm gold. We used 60w Edison bulbs and found the light to be fairly bright and so warm. We may end up using brighter bulbs since it is the only light in this room and while I love the ambiance there may be times we want more light. Installation was simple and the swag was nice to allow us to offset from the less than ideal location of the previous chandelier in our car decking ceiling. Price was right too.