While I loved the color and intensity of the citrine stone, I was very disappointed in the color saturation of the two orange sponge coral stones.They were very pale, even to the point of being whitish toward the top. This was the second time I ordered a ring from Barse with orange sponge coral stones, and was disappointed for that same reason. I happen to have a matching necklace, bracelet, and earrings from Barse, purchased a long time ago, with bright orange sponge coral, and have wanted a ring to complete the suite.
On a positive note, when I called the Barse Customer Service number to return the first ring, they were very halpful, and did not charge me for the return postage. I did end up keeping this ring because of the citrine.