Beautiful and stylish rug which is exactly as pictured and described.  I would say that the background colour is ivory/pale stone (very light) and the floral pattern is a muted grey/taupe. It looks aged and lived in, which is exactly what I was looking for.  It's not a wool carpet obviously, but it seems great quality for the price.  Unfortunately my dog was sick on it the day after it arrived and it has left a stain, which I'm trying to remove without soaking the rug too much - gutted!