This rug is actually a very light grey/silver accent on the ivory rug. The ivory rug part is rough and sheds a lot. I love the design but was disappointed that this was not the same color as pictured - it looks more tan in the pictures. I was going to return the 8x12 rug and the 13' runner that I purchased, but I would have had to pay for return shipping, and after you unroll them and take them out of the plastic wrap its impossible to get them back into any ship-able format. So I have kept them and just put in our bedroom where the bed covers most of the rug anyway.