I ordered yellow due to a customer who said they were more like beige--and yes they are! The fabric as reviewed by others is a very light weight, rather open weave linen that I cannot imagine could stand up to much more than a gentle cycle if that. Overall they work for me because I could not find a more substantial fabric so I settled. They are sheer and do brighten the room. So for me it was a break even. I guess I'm wondering why curtains are sold by each panel? Who buys one panel? Even on sale these were too expensive.