Colors are perfect, design is quiet. The rug is thick and comfortable to bare feet. It works beautifully on our large, off-white, wool living room rug in front of the couch in one of our two seating areas. When I saw how well the muted colors worked in the context of all that is going on in the room and how great the color and quality was, I ordered a 2nd one to go in front of the other couch in the room.