This blanket is amazing!  It is not too heavy yet gives a nice weight added to our light comforter over the past month of extremely cold weather here in Michigan!  What I really love about this wool blanket is that is does a good job of regulating body temperature!  Our last blanket was synthetic and I would always wake up during the night throwing off my blanket only to pull it back over when I "cooled" off.  And I was not just having "night sweats"!  The darker gray color is accurate.