The color was as shown on the website.  The rug was thinner than I expected but for the price it was good. As it turns out the weight of the rug works fine for me.  I am using it under my dining room table and since it isn't too thick the chairs slide easily on it.   I was Very disappointed in the way it was shipped. It was not rolled on a cardboard tube like other rugs I've purchased, so it arrived in a folded and flattened condition.  Plus there were creases in it where it was folded and the binding of the rug had laid against the other fibers.  I'm sure they will all come out eventually but this is not the way to be shipping a rug.