I wish I had ordered a different color other than the "yellow".  It isn't yellow at all---I'd call it "chartreuse".  It's a very bright and very light greenish-yellow.  I had wanted yellow towels, so I was disappointed in the color.  The online picture does look a little deceiving and I couldn't quite decide if it was just misleading or not---colors often don't come through well on a computer screen (but I took a chance!).  
Also, the striped towels aren't 100% cotton---they're 94% cotton and 6% polyester.  I noticed that they felt different right away.  The towels are also a bit on the thin side---not as thick as I like.  The towels that are a solid color are 100% cotton.  The towels wash and dry just fine and don't seem to shrink. They are stitched securely on the edges, just not as thick and absorbent as I would like.