{"id":1081,"date":"2019-12-04T08:46:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T08:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2023-03-20T12:25:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T12:25:35","slug":"diamond-colour-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/diamond-colour-value\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does Diamond Colour Affect the Value of a Diamond?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How does diamond colour affect the true value of a diamond ring?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alongside other factors, colour affects the value of any diamond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0<\/span>Diamonds fall into several different categories of colour. Ranked in order of value, diamonds exist in a variety of colour types. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, natural fancy diamonds (highest value)<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, colourless or near-colourless diamonds<\/span><\/i> vary in subtle shades of whiteness. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, Tinted colour diamonds (yellow\/brown)<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural fancy-coloured diamonds<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Diamonds graded as naturally fancy in colour demand the highest prices of all diamonds. Colours include fancy pinks, reds, yellows, blues, greens, greys and black. Natural fancy colours occur in nature. Variations of chemicals, or the diamond’s structure, cause colour variations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term fancy diamond often describes shapes other than round. In contrast, fancy colour describes a visible colour other than white. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural fancy diamonds sell to collectors. Furthermore, their value increases owing to their exceptional rarity in nature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The value of such diamonds increases with intensity. For example, natural fancy intense Pink diamonds<\/a> demand incredible prices. Furthermore, many are sold privately at auction. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The value of pink diamonds for investors over time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The following chart shows the increase in the value of a pink diamond over time.\u00a0<\/span>Most natural diamonds of this colour originate from Australia’s Argyle diamond mine<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colourless Diamonds <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Colourless and near-colourless diamonds demand high prices. Especially when it comes to larger diamonds in high-clarity grades. A perfect diamond, with an excellent cut, polish and symmetry, adds further to the value. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

White diamonds are assigned a colour based on a grading scale. This colour scale runs from D to Z. The very best colour achieves a D grade. Two close colours can be very hard to distinguish to an untrained eye.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"DiamondMost high-value engagement rings feature colourless or near colourless diamonds. However, lower colour-grade diamonds make up a large proportion of rings sold. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why are there no A, B or C grades?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But, Why does the grading system start with D?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before adopting the GIA diamond grading system for colour, other grading systems existed. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some laboratories used letters A, B and C without any clear and concise relation to specific colours. Some systems even used an AA grading for diamond colour. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other traditional terms, such as Wesselton and Top Wesselton, represented multiple grades of whiteness and were easily confused.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"ColourStarting afresh, GIA opted for symbols that were unused in any current system at the time. For this reason, they created a colour scale for diamond whiteness, starting with the letter D<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To this day, the GIA <\/span>grading scale used Worldwide grades diamonds from D \u2013 Z.\u00a0 Further down the scale, diamonds become less white. Beyond \u2018J\u2019 colour, a tint of yellow or brown becomes visible.\u00a0<\/span>Mr. Liddicoat of the GIA determined colour by combining tone and saturation. Both factors combine to give depth of colour. (GIA – Gemological Institute of America.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interesting Facts about Diamond Colour<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n