The color matches the picture. It feels lovely on, and is light for our hot Summers in Chicago (so I don't have to have the air turned up super high).  I bought the King for our king bed, and it would be nice if it were just a little wider so it hung down just a bit further, but it's not enough of an issue for me to return it. The color looks great and the stripes run one way on one side, and the other way on the other side (so you can have them across your bed, or top-to-bottom). Nice touch.