We are very pleased! The color is a pale gold wash with a slight silver undertone. I considered taking a silver paint marker to highlight the edges to create a more defined 2-tone look since we have a lot of mixed metals. Once hung, I changed my mind.We ordered the large size with 8 lights and we are using a dimmer. It really does a nice job alluminating our high ceiling entry. Initially when I opened the box I thought that I should have ordered the smaller size, not so. Once we managed to hang it ourselves, I realized that I made the correct choice. Yahoo!