Natural Color Diamonds
It's All About Color
Natural color diamonds are unique as they exist in almost every
imaginable color, size and price range. Colored diamonds will vary
from the faintest shade of pastel pink, blue or yellow to the most deep or vivid shade
of brown, green or orange. The
value of natural color diamonds is based on the rarity, strength
and variation of color within each diamond. Below is a chart that
illustrates the web of complex relationships that exists in the
world of colored diamonds.
The Primary Colors of Diamonds
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Yellow |
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Green |
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Black |
| Pink |
Orange |
White |
| Brown |
Purple |
Red |
| Blue |
Olive |
Grey |
Strength of Color
Natural color diamonds can vary in color saturation or strength
from very faint to an intense vivid color. Just a slight shift in
color strength can make a colored diamond affordable. The strength
of color is one of the most important factors in determining the
value of a natural colored diamond. The value increases with the
intensity of the most prominent color within the diamond.
In an attempt to bring some uniformity to the industry description
of natural color diamonds, gem analysis laboratories have developed
the fancy colored diamond color
scale to classify the strength or intensity of a diamond's
color. Generally speaking, such gradient scales and tools are a
reflection of human attempt to categorize the color the eye sees
and judge it within three parametric areas: Color Hue, Tone and
Saturation.
Consumers Perception of Color
Below is a chart displaying current research on the perception
of various natural colored diamond colors.
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