"I just purchased this rug for a gender-neutral nursery where the walls are a dark raspberry red. Obviously, we are not decorating with pastels, so this rug really caught my eye since most "baby" rugs (and other decor, for that matter) are pastel shades. The colors here are really bright and the rug looks awesome.
Most of the reviews are by people who put the rug in a girl's room, so I just wanted to add that this rug would be great for a boy's room, too. The second-from-the-middle band of braiding is red - it is not pink like it appears in the picture on this website. The fabric used to make the braid has more white in it than the other red braid (which has yellow); that's why it looks pink in the picture. But it is definitely not pink.
When put on a hardwood floor, the rug will slide, so you will need something non-skid underneath. I don't know that a rug pad would work because the rug itself is not a thick pile, so the rug pad would probably be thicker than the rug. That said, we are using non-skid pads from Target that work just fine.
Overall, this rug is an excellent choice for somebody looking for a brightly-colored, gender-neutral rug."