The color is faded, not black and gold at all. It's grey and kind of brown. Except for the sides of the panels which only shows how inconsistent it is. The only reason I'm not returning is because my husband already put them together for me and returning would be such a headache. Not ordering from Wayfair again.

There's  also no way to easily open these drawers, you have to finger around the edges in order to find a good grip.