I was worried about buying this rug, but it's been even better than I expected. My only regret is that we didn't purchase a larger size for our space.  It is a nice cream and gray background with black (but not intensely black) designs.  It feels well made and is very soft with the rug pad underneath.  Our toddler LOVED rolling all over as soon as we put it down!  It came rolled and laid flat in a hurry.