I ordered the Ivory version of the rug.  If you are viewing it from one direction, it is very similar to the photos.  However, if you view it from the opposite end, it appears very very light, almost white and silvery and shiny and the pattern is almost non-existent.  I didn't like this nor did I like how shiny it was from the one direction.  The room it was in is very bright and maybe this caused the problem, because not many reviews mention this.  Sending it back but so much trouble to do so.  Disappointed.