Muted and neutral colors, the photo I would take comes out darker than the screen stock photos. There was no shedding before and after vacuuming. Prior two Safavieh rugs of different design I had ordered in the past had intense shedding problems so glad this rug isn’t the same. There was some smell as soon as I rolled it out but thought it dissipated pretty quickly. It’s thick and comfortable under feet so I didn’t use a rug pad under the rug.