They sent us the wrong size, but that's not the reason for the 3 stars. You look at this rug and think red, right? It would be weird if there were green in it, or any number of other colors. Unfortunately, though, in order to create the shading of the image, it has to trick your eyes by interspersing other colors into the middle of the pattern. If you look at it from a distance, it looks fine, but close up, it looked bizarre to me.

I ended up requesting a refund because of the wrong size, but I wouldn't put it in my living area regardless.