One of the samples I got was VERY light in color, and I was looking for light. Just not that light. The other was very nice looking, but does have that plastic-ey look, I assume due to the thicker coating. But I have found that to be true of many of the Luxury Vinyl products I've seen with only 20 mil coatings. SO maybe it's just the way things are. Also, the two samples of each color I got were almost identical, so I really didn't get the feel I wanted, for how much variance there would be. I wish you could do better in that area people who've ordered more than one sample of a color. Thanks