I'm very happy with the shade of "gold" that came with this anodized aluminum pickguard. I've had some anodized aluminum guards in the past that were pale yellow gold and it looked more white when placed on a darker-colored guitar body. The Musiclily one has a warm shade of gold almost copper color which makes it perfect for both darker-colored bodies and Olympic white bodies. In fact, it's slightly darker than the anodized guard on the first run of the Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster (which is the most desirable run of that guitar line). The shade is a nice warm gold shade which is perfect for what I'm looking for. Highly recommended.