The rug was as pictured regarding color. It arrived with lots of folds, then folded in half.   It was difficult to get the stiff creases out. I resorted to steam iron and a towel.  Once finally flattened, the rug was 4” smaller than the attached label of 9’ X 12’ which I ordered.  I barely made it work, as I didn’t want to try and repackage such a large rug.
 My guess is, the folded method of shipping is cheaper than a rolled tube,  and the mis-sizing is a defect?