The fabric is quite nice but the color is not what I would traditionally call "ivory".  When I initially took it out of the incredibly secure packaging (zippered plastic), I thought maybe I'd been sent the wrong color.  It's more of a very pale yellow.  They washed quite well although you have to be careful to remove, shake and fold immediately out of the dryer.  I managed to do so with one when washing bed linens, but the second got left in the dryer for about 2 minutes and when I took it out, it was quite wrinkled.  Was able to shake, smooth and fold into semblance of passable.  Will be more careful when washing in future.  The fabric is very soft and an excellent thread count.