Colour was slightly darker in the herringbone pattern than pictured but works great. Soft, almost cotton-like. Similar to a chunky sweater. If you have legs of furniture or people walking with shoes this isn't a good option. The weave can catch and pull out just like a sweater. We used it under a bed so it is great to wake up in the morning and step onto bare foot. Very affordable and just enough pattern peaking out past the bed. Before we put the bed on we were hesitant (the pattern in 8x10 was a lot and hurting our eyes a little...kind of like an optical illusion drawing).