The carpet is pretty true to the color on line.  The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is because the carpet is fairly light weight and needs something on it to anchor it down.  It also does require rolling it in the opposite direction to get the curl out of the inside edge.  It helped to wet it down and keep objects on the edges overnight, but in doing so it does take awhile to dry.  Overall I do like the carpet and purchased a second one.