I ordered this rug based on the color description and the photo.  It says that the background is ivory and it looks that way in the photo.  However, when it arrived the background is more of a dark tan, much darker than the photo. It wasn't really what I wanted for the dining room but due to the fact that it is 8 x 11 and was only wrapped in plastic I felt it would be difficult to return it.  Given the low price I decided to keep it as I can eventually use it somewhere else when I find another rug for the dining room.