I bought these knobs for two of our bathrooms where we were transitioning from chrome to brushed nickel. The base of the knob is chrome while the surface is brushed nickel. Our bathrooms have expensive Grohe fixtures which we did not want to replace, but we wanted to get brushed nickel towel bars. These knobs, which contain both tones, tie the room together and make everything look like it belongs. I am very happy with the knobs and think that they are a good value. They were also much less expensive here than at our local hardware store.