This is a lovely comforter.  It's just as pictured.  I have a pale gold chair w/ottoman and an upholstered bench and I needed something with gold in it since I didn't want to replace these.  This is perfect.  The pale gold in the comforter matches my two pieces.   An odd thing though is that the print throw pillow doesn't match the comforter.  And the two king pillow shams do not make a statement.  It looks like something is missing.  So, I've ordered 3 European shams to put behind them.  I'll probably buy some smaller decorative pillows also.  I didn't use the bedskirt because my bed has a wooden frame around 3 sides.