I'd been super excited to get this rug and what a huge disappointment!!! The taupe, is not a true taupe, mine is gray. The chocolate brown is like a slate gray. The only color that is true to the pic, is the cream/beige. Totally, totally bummed as it doesn't match the room I bought it for. I ordered three other styles of rugs and they were all exactly as pictured. Too much trouble to send back, so who knows what I'll do with it.