Excellent rug! From the pictures it was hard to tell if the rug was generally ligher or darker. After receiving the rug it depends on which way you're looking at the rug and how the rug was last walked on. This rug has a sheen effect which, depending on how the fibers and light reflect on the rug, may present lighter or darker in color. In the attached photo you can see some lighter cream and darker cream within the same sections illustrating this effect. The look and feel of this rug is high quality.

Love this thing, got lots of compliments.

This rug is perfect for my living room! It looks just like it did in the photos, and it feels high quality. Love it!

Good quality rug. Thick enough for me to use without a pad. Has survived one house move already, and looks great with the dark hardwood floor in my new house!

So pretty and soft. We purchased for our patio. Loved them so much that we bought 2 more.