The shade is brown.
This lamp is ok in quality but what forced me to return it is the fact that it has a BROWN (dark taupe) shade, NOT off-white as the product information states. The online photo is not very helpful in showing its true color! The lamp itself is pretty small in person... kind of dinky-feeling. If it matters to you, this lamp may be made by Dimond, but the tag in the box says "Trump Home Collection." That is not mentioned here on Great Offer Stock.