These were a very pale light sky blue, similar to light blue topaz in color. They were definitely not aqua (no hint of green at all), however I did like the color despite it being different than expected. Some beads were very translucent and AAA, while others were very cloudy and much lower grade. Shipping was quick, but these arrived in the same bag as several strands of ruby in zoisite, which isn't a good combination given the contrast in Mohs hardness between ruby (9) and apatite (5).