This umbrella is exactly what we were looking for. The colour is a beautiful bright aqua, the spread provides a good amount of shade when we are sitting at our table outside and is very easy to use. The only drawback about this umbrella is that there is no fastener provided to keep the umbrella closed when not in use. We found one; we need to keep it closed so we don't get bats nesting inside the upper portion of the umbrella (learned from previous experience).