This wool rug is gorgeous! The background color is true ivory. The main colors of dark & medium teal and dark crimson are vibrant. There is very little mustard yellow in the 5x7 size. There are also bits of royal purple, lavender, deep green, dark blue and dark apricot. The squiggly parts that outline the "diamond areas" show as tan online, but are actually taupe. In my room, the overall appearance of the rug is more of a mauvey taupe than the neutral tan I was hoping for but it I'm keeping it. Too beautiful to return and looks great with my dark green sofas.