DIY light bar color dilemma please help!

[Blos85]

Im in need of some opinions everyone!!! I just built this light bar for my 45g angel tank but kind of in a rut. I want to stain and varnish it although the tank stand is really old and i do not think i am remotely gonna come close to matching the two colors. Im sry its kinda a bad pic i took last night so the lighting is horrible ill try to repost a better one in the morning. Anyways the TANK itself is a dark brown which will be a lot easier to match. Should i play it safe and just stain it dark brown or would dark brown look hideous!

 

[Tbox]

I'd say the darker the better.
More importantly, is the structural integrity of the tank stand in good standing?

 

[Blos85]

Yea it seems to be its been up and going for a few months now.

Thats what i came up with and i really like the how it took the stain....unfortunately i dont like the stand now so im thinking a new stand build is in my near future lol