Purchased 3 of these. Shipped quickly! Unfortunately the colour is most definitely an espresso- not matte black. The most disappointing part is that the inside of the shade is NOT gold as advertised. Nor the shape of the shade- it is more cup- like than pictured. Definitely not as advertised. I purchased these for my kitchen, to match the fixtures over the island which have a shade that is gold on the inside. Fixtures have been painted a matte black, but the shade shape is all wrong for the design of the kitchen. We are using the fixtures without the shades, with just the bulbs exposed- looks ok, but definitely waiting to replace them with something else that is as advertised.