What causes yellow diamonds?

The presence of nitrogen causes a diamond to appear yellow. The intensity of the yellow color is dependent upon varying amounts of nitrogen. Colorless diamonds, in contrast, have little to no nitrogen, therefore, do not show noticeable color. Yellow diamonds are often cut in fancy shapes, like the radiant cut.

What makes a diamond yellow?

Every colored diamond has a cause for its color. Yellow diamonds owe their color for the most part to traces of nitrogen found in the diamonds. It is this impurity that gives yellow diamonds the beautiful yellow color.

Where do most yellow diamonds come from?

Yellow diamonds are found all over the world.

Still, they usually come from South Africa. Other territories pride themselves with these diamonds are Australia and Central Africa.

Are yellow diamonds more valuable?

Are Yellow Diamonds More Expensive? Yellow diamonds are very rare, which can make them more expensive than clear diamonds. However, they are less rare than other coloured diamonds, such as pink diamonds. A diamond's cost depends on the carat, clarity, colour and cut, (more on this later).

Do yellow diamonds occur naturally?

Only 1 out of 10,000 carats mined is a yellow diamond

Natural yellow colour diamonds are extremely rare, with only one out of approximately 10,000 carats mined being a natural fancy colour diamond. Yellows are the most common, making up around 60% of the coloured diamonds.

Why are yellow diamonds yellow ?

What is the rarest diamond color?

Red diamonds are the rarest of the colored diamonds, with only 20-30 existing in the entire world. They get their beautiful red color from a rare process during their formation, which changes the crystal structure of the diamond and causes light to pass through it differently than colorless diamonds.

How rare are natural yellow diamonds?

Natural yellow diamonds are rare, but how rare? Only one diamond in almost every 10,000 is a yellow diamond! Some diamonds are enhanced by man to become yellow diamonds, while others are yellow naturally. Enhanced and natural yellow diamonds look different.

Why are yellow diamonds so expensive?

Much of a yellow diamond's value, and the price you will pay, is due to the saturation and intensity of its yellow color. As we found out earlier, only around 0.001% of diamond carats that are mined are yellow colored fancy diamonds, which makes them relatively rare compared to white diamonds.

Can yellow diamonds fade?

On the other hand, the color in a diamond will never fade. To avoid the problem of fading, either stick with yellow diamonds or make sure you are purchasing a sapphire that has not been artificially colored or exposed to radiation. Another difference between these two stones is the way they are graded.

How can you tell if a yellow diamond is real?

Lay the stone onto the dot with the flat side down. Through the pointed end of the diamond, look down onto the paper. If you see a circular reflection inside the gemstone, the stone is fake. If you cannot see the dot or a reflection in the stone, then the diamond is real.

Are all yellow diamonds canary?

Not all yellow diamonds are canary diamonds! Yellow diamonds (like other colored diamonds) often come in unique color combination. Colors often seen are brownish yellow diamond, orangy yellow diamond, greenish yellow diamond and more.

DO Labs grow yellow diamonds?

HPHT and CVD as-grown lab diamonds will show a soft yellowish tint, exactly like natural diamonds.

What's the rarest diamond?

Red diamonds are the rarest and some of the most expensive in the world. Also known as Fancy Reds, they come in a variety of shades ranging from orange-red to brownish red. Majority of the world's red diamonds come from the Argyle Diamond Mine in Australia.

How do you take care of a yellow diamond?

Clean diamond jewelry in hot water with a detergent free soap, such as dishwashing liquid. Loose diamonds should be cleaned in warm water with a solution of 3 parts water to one part ammonia. Window cleaning solution contains a similar formulation and can be used just as effectively.

How do you clean a yellow diamond?

For diamond jewelry use hot water and a detergent-free soap, such as dishwashing soap. Ammonia is best for diamonds, but it can potentially detract from the color of the metals. For loose diamonds use an ammonia and warm water solution.

Are black diamonds rare?

Fancy black diamonds and Carbonados are both extremely rare. Only one in 10,000 natural diamonds are colored diamonds and only a portion of these colored diamonds are black. Because of their scarcity, natural black diamonds and Carbonados are the some of the most valuable and most costly.

Which type of diamond is most expensive?

Red Diamonds are the rarest and thus the most expensive diamond color! They come only in a Fancy intensity and the color modifiers for them are purplish (purplish red diamonds) and brownish.

What is the most expensive yellow diamond?

The Graff Vivid Yellow

The 100.09-carat diamond is one of the world's largest cut gem-stones and the most expensive yellow diamond ever sold. The diamond was sold for $16.3 million at Sotheby's auction held in Geneva in 2014.

How much is a 4.3 yellow diamond worth?

Per carat, "fancy" yellow diamonds can cost anywhere from $2,500 to $20,000 or more. And the price for a "decent quality" yellow diamond can be expected to be at least $3,000 to $3,500 per carat. If Wredberg's diamond falls into that category, at 4.38 carats and $3,500 per carat, the gem could be worth $15,330.

What is the value of a yellow diamond?

Their yellow color is simply astounding and they are priced $20,000-$30,000 per carat. If we compare prices of yellow diamonds with white diamonds then fancy yellow diamonds are in a similar price level to that of white diamonds.

What is the cheapest color diamond?

To group the colors based on prices the relatively affordable colored diamonds are grey, brown and fancy yellow. Going to mid ranging prices it can be an intense and vivid yellow diamonds and orange diamonds. A group higher in prices are pink, purple, violet, green and blue diamonds.

Do rainbow diamonds exist?

These diamonds are what we call fancy color diamonds. These rare diamonds come in every color of the rainbow, including: blue, green, pink, and red. When light enters into a diamond the stone absorbs some of the wavelengths (spectral bands) and returns the others back to our eyes.

Do red diamonds exist?

Red diamonds only exist with one colour intensity, Fancy, although their clarities can range from Flawless to Included, just like white diamonds. The largest and most flawless red diamond is the 5.11 carat Fancy Red Moussaieff Red Diamond, which has internally flawless clarity.

Who owns a red diamond?

The largest red diamond in the world, the 5.11 carat Moussaieff Red, was discovered in Brazil in the 1990s and is currently owned by jeweler Moussaieff.

Do purple diamonds exist?

The actual color of a purple diamond can range from very light lilac or near-pink to a deep and vivid color. The color can also range from a pinkish-purple to one with a cooler blue tone. Even though natural purple diamonds are very rare, there is a growing interest in purple colored diamonds.