I absolutely love this rug. It is more of a cream color than tan. The design has tan and a very muted grey. My walls are sage and it looks like the grey is pulling that color. The carpet to the left is tan and you can see this rug is lighter. Very soft and nice and heavy. I was hesitant to put it in my dining room but it looks awesome under my black furniture. Unless I would spill something like grape juice I know you are not going to see any crumbs. I looked at carpet stores and I know I would have spent much more for this had I bought there.