This is just as pictured and as described.  Soft.  Beautiful color.  It is a welcome touch of color for our home which has splashes of red and orange already.  I liked it so much I was thinking of buying a runner for a backdoor hallway but decided I wanted to keep that area more muted.  Arrived as scheduled and was well packaged in sealed plastic. Took a day or two to 'unwind'.  Still curls a bit on corners but will be putting it on a rug underlay so it should help.