Most people are not even aware that colored diamonds can be natural in color and not “treated”.These are more rare and as such, more expensive, but the most famous diamonds in the world are colored diamonds.How many people know that the Hope Diamond is actually a rich blue color?Others have the colors in their names, such as the Tiffany Yellow, the Dresden Green, and the Black Orloff.
To better understand how rare a natural colored diamond is, consider this - for every natural colored diamond there are 10,000 clear ones.This is because a colored diamond not only has to be exposed to all of nature’s requirements for becoming a diamond; they must also be exposed to other elements to give them their color.Each color is determined by these other trace elements, such as nitrogen, boron, and hydrogen.Changes in the tremendous pressure of the earth can also cause color changes.
Diamonds exist in a multitude of colors, from clear (considered the perfect diamond) to black.Black diamonds used to be considered inferior and were only used in industrial applications.The great thing about natural colored diamonds is each one is unique due to the color and as such, seems to have individual personalities.Brown diamonds now have fancier names, such as champagne or cognac.Pink, yellow, and blue diamonds are very popular right now.
Diamond colors have grades such as “fancy”, “intense”, and “vivid”, to describe the richness of the color.Be cautious with the term “fancy”.Many treated diamonds are considered “fancy”, so make sure that it is a natural colored diamond and not a treated diamond.
Natural colored diamonds are not a mass-market product due to the rarity of the stones.Some people buy them as an investment as each one is unique.To get a natural colored diamond in a “vivid” range is an outstanding opportunity for a diamond connoisseur.
