I really prefer this style of bowl for everyday eating! Like a small plate, it can help keep portion sizes down. Like a bowl, it provides bumpers so nothing goes overboard. These bowls are white but with beige undertones--as opposed to gray. Even paint stores have dozens of shades of white, so unless you are buying the same dish line from the same company, the likelihood of a perfect shade match to another random set of dishes is low. If you care more about function, then these dishes are perfectly nice, especially at this price point. One dish had a fleck of baked-in ash that someone else mentioned, but that is the only reason I even noticed it. I am more concerned with filling these bowls with good food for the people in my life to enjoy.