Most likely answer: nope, it will stay brown. Brown is just the more common color variety. Obviously you would have preferred a green one, just like most everyone else. Unfortunately, this is just a disadvantage to ordering online. Many will ask you to select the color of the coral if there are several common colorations. I have a brown one and a green one, and I think both are pretty, though I have to admit it took a while for me to appreciate the beauty of the brown one.