I bought this carpet specifically because I had had troubles in the past with other wool tufted carpets having problematic latex odor. After researching it a lot, I decided I would only buy a tufted rug that Was latex free. The carpet arrived just decided expected? A deep dark beautiful navy and the inner portion just a hair lighter but still dark and gorgeous. I had read another person's review saying that there was no odor so that confirmed my thoughts on buying this, which I'm so glad I did. The price, the quality , the color... All fantastic, I would highly recommend this rug . I have pure white walls with dark brown hardwood floors, and this navy rug is the perfect rug under my bed and any accessories I put with it can be easily changed for different looks throughout the year .