The color is more of a marigold, more than a butter yellow.  The studs are really tiny, and they are burnished goldtone.  I tried to zoom in on the studs, because I'm really picky about "hardware" color.  Generally, I only buy things with silver metal, but it was impossible to see what color it was in the photo.  Although it's gold, they are so tiny that it's not an issue.  Anyway, with that said, the shoes are cute but size up 1/2 a size if you can.  I found them to run slightly small.  They didn't have a larger size than what I bought, so I plan to use a shoe-stretcher to make them a little more comfortable.