I Bought this to go with a buffalo black and white checkered Roman shade I made . In the picture they look white. When I got it , it was gray and black the black was woven in with the white so that makes them look gray. I was very disappointed because I really like the one in the picture. Couldn’t wait to get it and hang it with my Roman shade. So you can imagine how disappointed I was when they came. I will be sending this back. I buy a lot from Mayfair. And this is the first time I have had to send anything back.￼￼