When I purchased mine, the only color in stock was the cream. I bought a few of them. One, which had some very nice veining in the stone, I left as it was. The others I used black acrylic to paint a base color on the stone, then did a second coat with metallic acrylic. Once it was completely dry I sealed it with brush-on, water-based sealer. They are wonderful, lovely and unique. I couldn't be happier with them. It's a good sized piece and the stone sets the silver setting off beautifully. Definitely worth the price.