When I originally ordered this rug 1 year ago, the description was beige.  Now the description says ivory/light blue which is accurate.  It is not beige at all and I would not have ordered it knowing how light it is.  On the positive side it is beautiful and we kept it (too difficult to return).  It sheds a little (all wool rugs do but worth it because they last/superior quality).  I would not recommend if it will get a lot of traffic (pet or human).  It gets dingy looking because it is so light.  We will be replacing probably after 1 more year because it is starting to look soiled.  Previous rug lasted 10 years.