They look with a glance of gold on the picture but they are not golden at all it’s a pale grey! I have a set of marble plates that I bought at Roos for 5 dollars and are far more better quality on design, I don’t want to go through the returning process cause I already got rid of some dishes to make room for this set so I’m gonna keep it! I’m going to start to read the reviews from now on that’s why I’m leaving mine!.