Fancy Color Diamonds: Yellow, Pink and Blue Diamond Guide
Fancy color diamonds range from champagne yellow to vivid pink and blue. Learn how color grading works and which colors offer the best value.
What Makes a Diamond Fancy Colored
Most diamonds are near-colorless, but a small percentage shows body color from trace elements or structural distortions. Yellow comes from nitrogen, blue from boron, and pink and red from lattice distortions. These colorful stones are graded with the fancy color system.
The Fancy Color Grading Scale
| Color | Rarity | Relative value |
|---|---|---|
| Champagne / cognac | Common | Most affordable |
| Fancy yellow | Uncommon | Moderate, great value |
| Fancy pink | Rare | High |
| Fancy blue | Very rare | Very high |
Lab Grown vs Natural Fancy Colors
Lab grown fancy color diamonds offer the same colors at a fraction of the cost of natural stones, making pink and yellow rings achievable on a normal budget. Grade still matters: fancy vivid yellow, for example, is more valuable than faint yellow.
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What is the rarest fancy color diamond?
Red diamonds are the rarest, followed by blue, pink and green. Yellow and champagne colors are the most common fancy colors.
Are fancy color diamonds more expensive?
Some are, but champagne and yellow diamonds are often cheaper per carat than colorless diamonds, making them an excellent value choice.
What does fancy vivid mean?
Fancy vivid is the highest color intensity grade; stronger color saturation generally makes a fancy color diamond more valuable.
Are lab grown colored diamonds a good value?
Yes, lab grown pink and yellow diamonds deliver the same beauty at a fraction of natural prices, with certificates confirming their origin.