We ordered two of these poufs, and have been using them for a couple of months now.  While durable, the fabric looks "natural" with an off-white (not yellow-creamy) background and textured blue-gray weaves.  In my opinion the fabric blends well with a variety of "whites", grays, and blue-grays...and would look really sharp with navy or denim as well.  With daily use as footstools, we just re-pouf into a square shape once a day as part of straightening the room, and they've held their shape well. (Before ordering, I'd noticed some comments about them collapsing, but think it's reasonable to need to slap the sides to puff and re-square as there is not internal frame...which is why they're so comfortable!)