The rug is exactly as pictured.  The colors are beautiful and exactly what I wanted.  The rug is thin, which some people may not like, but it is nice over carpeting.  It's soft underfoot.  The only problem I've found with mine is that it arrived with a small portion of the wrap on the edging unraveling.  No big deal since the rug is so large (8x11.5), I just hid that section under furniture.  For the price, this rug is a great deal!!  Would buy again !