The color is true to the picture.  It's actually pleasant to walk on (some of these rugs are so hard and scratchy, this isn't).  Within the first week of having it, our dog spit up on it and of course I was worried because it was a brand new rug.  But because it's an indoor/outdoor rug, I just had to take a wet rag to it and it is totally clean!  The cleaning instructions actually say you can hose it down.  Ha!  I just ordered another one for our living room because I like it so much!  Highly recommended!