We got this for our cold draft house.  We got the gray. We are big fans of electric blankets. I used to get the easily accessible Sunbeam brand but after one year, the blanket stopped worker.  This is the 3rd Beautyrest we've owned.  The only reason we have had to buy more than one Beautyrest is because our animals chewed threw the cord.  Our last one was 3 years old before the chewing incident. The blanket gets warm and heats up quickly with the preheat option.  Definitely recommend.