Just as pictured this is a soft neutral light cream linen color.  The ties on the bottom of the duvet and on the ends of the shams are really cute and hold in the comforter and pillows.  As other reviews mentioned, there are not ties inside the corners of the duvet to keep the comforter in place but it hasn't moved in the past two weeks of using it.  This is very pretty and I feel it is a great value for the price.