I actually don’t see much of a difference, and the house is beautiful. I guess you’ll have to see what recourse you have with the builder. Did you check the choices of the neighbors to see if you were ordering the same products? Maybe it’s a good thing that you and the neighbors have similar tastes - you’ll get along wonderfully. Hope it works out for you!

Thank you @ShadyWillowFarm. To me, there is more contrast with the lighter and darker stones than what I have on my home.

I would leave it. It looks much like what you thought you were getting.  Colors may vary a bit from lot to lot.

Looks like a happy accident to me, as what you got looks better than what you requested (IMO). Nice home!

The grout lines in the one you thought you were getting appear to be a very light color but the grout lines in the one you got appear much darker. Could that be why you think it's a different stone?

I immediately noticed the high contrast colorway of the first photo. I think what's currently being added to your home is actually an improvement (less busy) since you've already got multiple gables, differing window/shutter styles and window boxes.

@ShadyWillowFarm, yes, we took that photo to thr selections meeting and they confirmed what we selected was the same.

@tlynn1960. yes, there is definitely more contrast. thoughts on darkening most stones so that it is not as ”busy”?

I get that it can be frustrating to get something other than what you were envisioning, esp with so many other stressors/choices in building a new home and this being one of the final elements. That said, I really think you may want to try living with the current stone for a year and seeing how you feel about it then (as this can always be modified later). If you still aren’t happy you could play around with selectively adding more contrast.

Not sure if you are looking for opinions on the current stone, but to me it looks a lot fresher than the first photo— there’s something about dark stone with high contrast whites/grays that always gives me a 70s vibe.

Honestly , I think yours looks better than what’s pictured above…. landscaping will make a big difference, keep that in mind, everything will ”soften” in appearance, somewhat.

New stonework mortar will look darker and when it gets lighter the color of the stone will appear to change too.

I agree that your application looks better. The stone is beatiful. I would not do anything to it. Let it age as is.

Your morter is darker which is why it doesn't appear to have as much contrast.