Colors are very muted, not what the upclose photos really indicated. The hand knotted yarn is very thick- I have never seen a hand knotted rug made with such thick yarn. But we are keeping it- the furnishings in the room will be right enough to offset the muted coloring.

In this photo the rug looks like it has fine weave in primarily pinks and beiges. In reality it has one of the coarsest weaves I have ever encountered and the beige is yellow! Horrible. I'm returning it.

Great rug! Nicely made. I bought the runner as well. They look great in my hall and entry.