I can't speak to the quality of this rug because I'm returning it.  It is covered in what appears to be cat hair and it smells horrible, as if it sat in someone's house for a while and absorbed odors from their home.  There is even some dried food on it.  I understand that the previous owner must have tried it out and decided to return it, but I'm not impressed with quality control on this one.  I wouldn't even pay used price for it.  As far as the color of it, I didn't care for it.  The lighter areas are just kind of dingy and tired looking.  I would have returned it even if it hadn't been stinky and covered in pet hair.  I've been 90 percent satisfied with my past Wayfair purchases, so I will continue to purchase from their website, but this was a total fail.