Color in real life is like to the picture. The only thing I did not like is that you have to hide the remaining wires in the fixture which is what you are suppose to do, but the problem is that the fixture is not totally touching the ceiling. If you noticed the base has an inch from the long metal holder and the only thing touching the ceiling is the circle base, the rest its in the air. If you look at it from a different angle it looks like everything is touching the ceiling, but when you get close to it you noticed the difference. I had to cut and rewire the lengths and hide as best as possible the wires with wire-tight since my ceiling is low I think with tall ceilings this would not be a problem at all. But when these lights are on, they look beautiful!