We bought the cream w/ tan border and the colors were exactly as advertised. The rug is not a "perfect" straight rectangle. It's hardly noticeably but since it's braided jute some areas have more stretch..but we do not mind at all. It's the handmade rustic look we were going for. There are two very small areas where the rug had already frayed. Not ideal, but again lends to the real handmade/ rustic type look.