The colors are bold and beautiful. I have it on my balcony. The balcony gets lot of sun and shade. The second day it rained, the rug completely dried in 90 degree weather the next day. I will not use rug in the early fall months on balcony, cooler temperatures will not allow rug to  thoroughly dry. To be honest this rug is ideal for a closed in porch or sun room. You would not have to  rely on 80-90 degree temperatures for your rug to dry. I gave it  5 star because I’m happy with the colors and texture feels great under our bare feet