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Colored diamonds are some of the most sought-after gemstones in the world due to their rarity and captivating beauty. Unlike white diamonds, which are valued for their clarity and lack of color, fancy color diamonds are celebrated for their vibrant hues, such as blue diamonds, brown diamonds, yellow diamonds, and black diamonds. These colors are created by unique conditions within the Earth, including intense heat, pressure, and natural radiation. This process, which takes millions of years, results in natural diamonds with stunning depth of color and vivid color variations that make them a perfect choice for anyone seeking a truly unique piece of jewelry.
The grading of colored fancy diamonds differs from traditional white diamonds, as the focus is on the intensity of color rather than clarity or brilliance alone. Fancy diamonds have a color grade scale from faint to vivid, with the most saturated hues being the rarest and most valuable. Diamond colors range widely, with some of the most popular hues including blue, brown, yellow, and black diamonds, each offering a unique charm. For instance, yellow diamonds possess a warm yellow color that makes them highly desirable, while blue diamonds are exceptionally rare, carrying an almost mystical allure. Treatments such as intense heat are sometimes applied to enhance or stabilize the color, bringing out the best in the diamond’s natural color and ensuring its brilliance is as vibrant as possible.
The popularity of colored diamonds has surged, particularly in engagement rings, as more people look for unique alternatives to traditional white diamonds. Fancy, vibrant color diamonds offer a way to express individual style, as each hue tells its own story. Whether it’s a piece of jewelry featuring a radiant yellow diamond or an eye-catching black diamond ring, colored diamonds add an unmatched elegance and originality. Our collection includes a range of options for those who appreciate the natural color and unique qualities of fancy diamonds, with every piece designed to showcase the gem’s vivid hues and exceptional beauty. With colored diamonds, you are not only choosing a gemstone but a work of art that captures the beautiful color of nature itself.
If you have any questions or need assistance choosing from our wide range of colored diamond or fancy diamond settings please contact our product specialists who are happy to help you via phone (855-368-2837) or chat, 7 days a week.
When a diamond falls outside of GIA’s D-to-Z color scale, it is considered a colored diamond (sometimes called a fancy-color diamond). This includes all colors other than colorless to light yellow or brown. On GIA Colored Diamond Grading Reports, colored diamonds are graded in order of increasing color strength, from Faint, Very Light, Light, Fancy Light and Fancy to Fancy Intense, Fancy Vivid, Fancy Dark and Fancy Deep. Fancy Intense and Fancy Vivid generally command higher prices.
The opaque color of black diamonds is caused by dark inclusions or, more commonly, by color treatment. Most black diamonds are treated to become a green that’s so dark it appears black, but not opaque.
Most diamonds used in jewelry range from colorless to light yellow and are graded on a scale from D (colorless) to Z (light yellow). Those with less color, or closer to colorless, are generally more valuable. Diamonds with deeper shades of yellow (more color than Z) are graded differently and given a fancy-color grade. For these colored diamonds, a more vibrant color typically means higher value.
Fancy colored diamonds, like all diamonds, are formed by extreme heat and pressure, they only develop when carbon atoms bond together in a crystal lattice structure. With certain variables, like the internal trapping of non-carbon atoms or changes in pressure, the stone can alter during a diamond’s formation. This results in diamonds of nearly every color in the rainbow, better known as “fancy-colored diamonds.” The most common of all non-carbon atoms found in diamonds is nitrogen and when enough nitrogen gets properly trapped inside a diamond’s forming crystal structure, the diamond can transcend its color classification outside of a D-Z range. Instead, it can be identified as a “fancy-color diamond” that presents itself in an unlimited range of beautiful yellow and brown colors.
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