Love this rug.  As you can see in the photo the pattern is large and is more contemporary than an oriental rug.  The 2" border and some parts of the pattern are a true tan (not greyish, yellowish etc...true light brown tan).  It also has deep ivory and some brick red accents on the rich black background.  We have had it for 10 days and have vacuumed it every day as you must trek through our dining room to reach our Florida room.    The carpet is definitely slowing down in the shedding department.   We also bought the runner for our entry.  It is a generous width and is just as gorgeous as the area rug.  As a point of reference my dining room is 12 x 14