I purchased these for my parsons chairs that are only used for additional seating for dinner parties. The fabric on my chairs is cream and I think if it were any darker it would definitely show through. They were wrinkled when they arrived (as to be expected) and were wrinkled, especially the ties, when they came out of the wash. I'm glad I will only be using these occasionally and wouldn't recommend them for daily use.I purchased the "Natural" and i would say it's more of a yellow-cream than the white-natural pictured. Glad I didn't go with the flax. I also have the Metro Parson Chair Slipcovers and I like those ones better: they come out of the wash with no wrinkles and hang nicely. I bought these because I wanted light slip covers.