The color is a lot brighter than you would expect with the label “sky blue” more of a teal. Upon washing the stitching held well but did wrinkle some, even with removing from the dryer right away. They are crisp feeling, and neither feel hot nor cold. My biggest issue with these is that they are an extremely tight fit for pillow top mattresses. It took some work to get it on and it’s slipped off already. Also, the pillow cases are a small fit. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]