I wanted a bucket hat to keep the sun off my face while I'm hiking. I chose this one because it was 100% cotton, came in so many colors, and was a reasonable price. It fits perfectly (in l/xl) on my very average female head and keeps me cool while I'm wandering around  the woods.  I loved it in "aqua" so much I bought another in "putty". I expected the putty to be a greyish off-white color, and it's more like a pale khaki beige (I'd call it "sand"). My husband liked it, though, so I gave it to him rather than return it.