I am so happy with my rug. I was a little nervous that the light patterned parts were going to be yellow since a lot of reviews led to that. It is more off white/cream than bright white but not yellow at all. It is pretty soft compared to my last wool rug. The cream/white part does shed like other reviews said but not any more than the last wool rug I had and I paid a lot more for that one. I am happy with the rug and glad I got it for such a great price!