The colors of the quilt look exactly as pictured. I only gave it four starts because the picture shows it being very fluffy but it is actually extremely thin-more of a summer bed cover. I read reviews about it being small and it is. I ordered the king to be safe and it is short on the bottom but goes down to the floor on both sides of my small-ish queen bed. Also the shams fit my king size pillows (so they're too big for regular pillows). Overall, love it but will use a thicker comforter for fall and winter!