The picture didn't attach. Here's the link: http://esalerugs.com/navy-blue-7x10-kensington-area-rug-33116645

I see what you mean. The photos do seem to make the color vary. I'm seeing a rust/tomato red and the center is a combination of olive and greenish-tan. It's a beautiful rug, and is priced nicely too. Sorry, I know nothing about ease of returns but others have purchased from them and someone will know.

What a great price. I have learned that the edges are the most important colorize. Nice rug!

Returns are easy. The hardest part is wrestling the rug back into the packaging but my husband has always managed it. There is no hassle on their end about returns.

Last time I bought a giant rug online, I first ordered a runner to do a color/texture/pattern check.

If you could use a smaller rug to go with it (one that would be easier to send back), get the small one first!

There's no olive. I think what you're seeing is streaks of a lighter blue amid the tan, and from far away (and knowing to look for olive) I can kind of see it. But I never thought "olive" until reading this.

Here's a photo where you can really see the blue and tan in the center area:

ETA: IRL, to me, the colors looks most like the two largest sizes on the esalerugs page. Not so gold-y.

that is such a pretty rug!

The red is definitely NOT rust, but also not fire-engine red. Here's another photo I just took:

Here is the smaller rug I have in my front hallway, with different lighting. I ordered the smaller one thinking I'd return it and order the larger one, but I loved it so much I kept it AND ordered the larger one.

The feel of the rug is overall "blue" to me.

I dunno, Pip. I see a lot of black and white on that rug. :)

Was that first photo when you first unrolled the rug? Seems like that's when cats like to get on top of things--when you're smoothing them out.

pippiep, thanks so much for the information and glad to hear that you like your rugs!

Fori -- Ha! My tux cat LOVES new rugs. Any rug we bring into the house. She sprawls all over it! She still sleeps on the kitchen rug daily.