Fancy Color & Intensity
Fancy Yellow
Yellow diamonds (also known as canary diamonds) are the most well-known of all fancy diamonds. Although many white diamonds appear yellow and are listed on the far end (Y-Z) of the standard diamond color scale, they are not considered fancy yellow diamonds.
A yellow diamond is considered fancy when it is graded according to the terms: light yellow, fancy light yellow, fancy yellow, fancy intense yellow, fancy dark yellow, fancy deep yellow, and fancy vivid yellow. True fancy yellow diamonds have a strong, vivid color and are generally more expensive per carat due to their rare beauty. Roughly 60% of all fancy color diamonds are yellow diamonds. Yellow diamonds contain nitrogen, which is responsible for giving the diamond its yellow color.
James Allen offers a wide selection of fancy yellow diamonds in a variety of shapes and carat sizes. Yellow diamonds are a great option when looking to add to your diamond selection and appear especially striking when set in a platinum or white gold setting.
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Fancy Pink
Pink diamonds are some of the most alluring fancy diamonds on the market. Due to their extreme rarity, pink diamonds are some of the most valuable stones that you can buy. Pink diamonds can contain any of the following hues: very light pink, light pink, fancy light pink, fancy pink, fancy intense pink, fancy vivid pink, fancy deep pink.
Unlike other fancy color diamonds, it is unclear what exactly causes pink diamonds to exhibit pink hues. Though the exact cause is still a mystery, some scientists theorize that it is due to an atomic-level lattice defect, which selectively absorbs light and produces a pink hue.
Very saturated pinks and purplish pinks are incredibly rare and often used as collectors’ items. When a rare vivid pink or purplish pink is released to the market for purchase, it can easily reach millions of dollars per carat.
James Allen offers a wide selection of fancy pink diamonds, in a variety of shapes and carat sizes. Pink diamonds are a great option when looking to add to your diamond selection and appear especially striking when set in a platinum or white gold setting.
Argyle Pink Diamonds
The Argyle Diamond Mine is a diamond mine located in Western Australia, in the remote north. The Argyle Mine is the largest diamond producer in the world as measured by volume. It is also the only known significant source of rare pink diamonds, and produces over 90% of the world’s supply. Furthermore, the Argyle Mine produces a large amount of other naturally colored diamonds, including blue diamonds, cognac diamonds and champagne diamonds.
Some of our naturally fancy color diamonds come from the Argyle Mine in Australia. Every Argyle Mine Diamond comes with an authentic grading certificate.
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Fancy Green
Fancy green diamonds are the second rarest fancy color diamonds after red diamonds. Since green is a mixture of blue and yellow, green colored diamonds commonly range from blue-green to yellow-green. Some fancy green diamonds can also display hints of grey or brown as well. Green diamonds that exhibit no traces of other colors are incredibly rare and valuable.
The grading scale for green diamonds is as follows: faint green, very light green, light green, fancy light green, fancy green, fancy intense green, fancy dark green, fancy deep green, and fancy vivid green. A green diamond is formed over millions of years after it has been infused with beta and gamma rays, which contribute to the diamond’s green hue. In some cases, the green diamond’s color exists only on the surface, which means that over time, the color will fade. Therefore, pure green diamonds are few and far between.
James Allen offers a variety of fancy green diamonds in all shapes and carat sizes. Green diamonds are a great option when looking to add to your diamond selection and appear especially striking when set in a platinum or white gold setting.
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Fancy Blue
Fancy blue diamonds are among of the rarest colored diamonds and, therefore, the most valuable. The diamonds range in color from light blue to dark blue. The color breakdown for blue diamonds is as follows: faint blue, very light blue, light blue, fancy light blue, fancy blue, fancy intense blue, fancy dark blue, fancy deep blue and fancy vivid blue. Other blue diamonds exhibit traces of green or grey. There are a variety of elements that give blue diamonds their distinctive tint. The primary element is boron, followed by hydrogen and nitrogen. Perhaps the most famous fancy blue diamond in the world is the Hope Diamond, which weighs over 45 carats.
Blue diamonds are created when the chemical boron becomes trapped in the diamond’s matrix. Blue diamonds usually contain negligible nitrogen impurities. James Allen offers a variety of fancy blue diamonds in all shapes and carat sizes. Blue diamonds are a great option when looking to add to your diamond selection and appear especially striking when set in a platinum or white gold setting.
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Fancy Orange
Orange diamonds often contain brown, yellow, or pink overtones and hues. Fancy orange diamonds typically come from the Argyle mine in Australia or from South Africa. Orange diamonds are mostly graded as fancy orange, fancy intense orange, fancy vivid orange, fancy deep orange and fancy dark orange. In order for a diamond to be considered orange, it must contain no traces of brown, which is extremely rare. Because true orange diamonds are so rare, less is known about them than other fancy color diamonds, like pink or yellow.
James Allen offers a wide variety of fancy orange diamonds in many shapes and carat sizes. Orange diamonds are a great option when looking to add to your diamond selection and appear especially striking when set in a platinum or white gold setting.
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Fancy Brown
Fancy brown diamonds make a nice alternative to the standard white diamond. Brown diamonds receive their color from a change in the diamond’s molecular structure. Light brown diamonds are known as champagne diamonds and brown diamonds that contain hues of orange are known as cognac diamonds. James Allen offers a wide variety of fancy brown diamonds in many shapes and carat sizes. Brown diamonds are a great option when looking to add to your diamond selection and appear especially striking when set in a yellow gold setting.
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