Colors are spot-on from web photos. The rug is soft, but it feels a little weird to me on my feet? I think it could be because I'm used to walking on more plush high-pile style rugs? You can also feel literally anything on the rug (crumbs etc) which is annoying to me. The benefit is: you can vacuum it up and it isn't trapped in the rug. The con is you may be vacuuming more than you would otherwise. These aren't knocks on THIS rug specifically (it's beautiful and quality appears good) but washable rugs in general.