This comteporary bedside wall reading light is finished in contrasting colors, it's matte black for the backplate while it's brushed gold for the head. The best thing of this headboard recessed LED reading light is that you don't need a rocker switch, the light is on when you pull out the head and it's off after you push back into the backplate. For more convenience, you could add USB port on the backplate to this recessed bedside LED reading light.