Well this was a courageous act to get this rug and now I know why! It is pretty intense but luckily for play with children. I wish I had gotten it first though befroe I chose the paint color. I suggest you do that. It has a lot of sort of pink and turquoise in it and the other colors ground it but if it did not have the more mellow yellows and greens and cream it would be tacky...but it is just...well wacky!