Bought gray. ' needed a light color on our quartz countertop for the contrast. I use them by the coffee pot and the toaster and as placemats. I use a variety of placemats from cloth to vinyl to straw. I no longer like vinyl because the color wipes off when you wash them. The straw is too thick. Cloth is good, but you do have to wash them and iron them. These paragon woven placemats are easy to wipe clean and you can also pick up both ends and shake the crumbs over the trash can. These are reasonably priced and fit the bill.