The color in England's rugs is distinctive, too. There is more green than in the rugs of any other country—both in the pattern and used as a background.
Very deep brown or black were also favorite backgrounds. On these cool or dark tones the multicolored flowers glow and sparkle.
There are an infinite number of subtle shades in the modeling of the flowers—golds and ivories and whites, deep red to palest pink, lovely blue greens.
The classic rugs had simpler color schemes, but a soft green was such a favorite of the brothers Adam that it is still called "Adam green."
