The rug is much more colorful than in the pictures. A mixture of strong colors but in a watercolor undefined pattern which prevents the colors from taking over.  It contains various shades of blues, greens, gray, red, orange, and yellows, on a beige background.  The colors almost bleed into one another.  It hides dirt well and seems to stand up well to large dogs and small children. Very pleased to find such as large, pretty, quality rug at a reasonable price!