I bought these for the blackout (and color) and they are perfect. There is a business that backs up to my window that keeps their lights on all night so I needed something good and these are it! The black out is BLACK OUT I was shocked when I closed them and could hardly see. I went with the longer version so I could put the rod close to my ceiling to make the window appear longer and taller and it also helps decrease the amount of light that’s comes in around the edges/top