 like a yellow color with more of an orange tinge around them that's what they look like and when you bring to all make sure they're heavy for their size and a slight give to the touch that's right that means they have a thin skin and a lot of wonderful juice in there when you bring them home simply store them on the counter not in refrigerator now my lemons are great out of hand and they're also great in so many different recipes they're also wonderful for vinaigrette