I ordered several rugs from Overstock.com. The color of this rug was pretty true to the lighter photos on overstocks website. The cream color is a pretty bright ivory. The black is a true black. Its a beautiful rug. Love all of the colors. You do see a little of the backing in some spots but you can't really notice it since there are so many colors in the rug. I have it on my tile floor in the kitchen under my round kitchen table. The 8' round fits perfectly. It vacuums up nicely. DOES NOT SHED. This was very important to me as my husband has allergies as well as one of our small dogs. It laid very nicely after about a week. I plan on purchasing a couple of runners in this same pattern for other areas in the kitchen. I would highly recommend this rug.