I'm happy that I took the chance and ordered without seeing the rug in person.  I read hundreds of reviews on different websites trying to get a feel for the true colors.  Now that it has arrived, I will say that a better description may be "beige and sage/light olive".  If you are going strictly on the "brown & beige" description you may be disappointed, unless green tones work in your space.  It did in mine.  The red accents are actually made up of several thread colors...rust, clay, wine.  I wanted to use it to pull copper accents from adjacent rooms and think it will work.  Shipping was fast.  It's only been down one day, but I have not noticed the shedding that others mentioned.  Overall, it is a very nice rug with muted earthy tones.  Glad I took the chance!