Nice and soft, Fiesta red is striking - red/pimento-orange. It does come with the filler in a separate, vacuum-packed bag and you have to fill the pillow yourself although contrary to some reviewers, there was more than enough to fill it completely. In fact, because of previous reviewers complaints about stingy filling, I purchased and additional bag of filling just in case, which I did not need in the end. It is exactly what I was looking for and would buy again.