This duvet set is made out of a very silky soft fabric, if a little on the thin side.  I ordered the king to compensate for the very thick topper we have on our queen bed, and it worked out perfectly.  The duvet and shams are white with a beautiful blue and gray or taupe design on one side and solid blue on the other.  I tried hard to take some good pictures, but my pictures just don't do this set justice.  It would help if I had king size pillows to fill out the shams.  Just know the colors are true to the pictures in the original listing I saw when I ordered this duvet set.