These curtains in the neutral color look exactly as they do in the photo and was exactly what I was looking for both in color and blackout quality. I bought these for a bedroom and dining room that face west and although we have blinds the sun was still coming in a lot. These curtains fit the bill. They are heavy with a rubber-like coating on the back and I fully expect it to help cool our apartment this summer. Although the instructions say to dryclean one reviewer said she washed it on cold so I tried one panel and put it in the dryer on the short cycle with low temperature. It made it easier to iron right away. The ironing is the only negative thing I have to say about these curtains. It took a very long time to iron due to the thickness and I wanted every wrinkle to be gone but some remained. Nobody else would notice though. They are good quality and will last a long time.