Since its stoneware, I expect some difference in coloring between pieces. However, overall the dishes are much darker than I expected and are way too dark and have barely any teal. The larger dishes look almost all dark brown. Even in the picture I took, the coloring looks much brighter than in person. Nearly everyone said the color of the dishes were as described so I may have gotten a bad batch. Despite the color, the dishware pieces have a nice shape to them, and the dishes are on the heavier side so they dont feel cheap. But I was really excited for the dishset because it was exactly what I wanted, so overall Im quite disappointed with what I received.