Alot lighter than in the picture colour wise. The rug we received was a very washed out version, we were trying to inject a bit more colour into the room but it is a bit light for what we wanted, never the less we will keep it and probably over compensate with colourful cushions. The size is great and found that once unrolled and left over night, the creases became less noticeable and in time it will lay flat completely. Its quite a light weight carpet also but not a problem for us.