Finder in OS X Shows Yellow Light for Hard Drive

When I connect an external hard disk drive to my iMac it shows in finder. When I click on get info for the drive it shows it with a little yellow light in the corner. Previously, it had a green light. What is the light referring to? Available free space? Or diagnostic indicator?
Thanks...
Message was edited by: ArmanBarsamian -- image insert

Here is a screenshot of mine as well as a screenshot of another external drive icon - they both have a "light" - I think it's just somebody's idea of making it look like a real hard drive which usually has a light in the front.

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