This is a nice area rug for the price but be aware that the "size" of the yarn is larger than that in a very dense rug (ie., fewer yarn tufts per square inch because the diameter of each yarn fiber is thicker than on a very "fine" worsted wool). But it pills less and flattened out more quickly.... The colors were pretty true to my computer, but since every computer has a different range of color pixels, I'll attempt to describe: Black is black of course. The background is a beige in the family of "khaki" or "camel" more than a "greige" or taupe. The brown inside of the leopard spots is closer to "chestnut" (a bit more red than a mocha brown or "greige". The leopard spots are large, yes,-- 2-4" long spots, but it works. I don't know any 5x8 leopards, so it's relative.. Shedding seems less than most of my "finer" yarn/ tufted wool rugs: comparitively It's a 4, not a 5, but the price is very fair--Animal prints are in and cost more right now than contemporary rugs with stripes or geometric patterns. Just the way it is.