About Fancy Yellow Diamonds
The color scale
of a natural colorless diamond is graded from D - Z. However, close to where
the colorless scale ends, the fancy color diamond scale begins. In fact,
"Cape diamonds", which are stones that fall within the X- Y–
Z range of the colorless scale, contain quite noticeable traces of
yellow or brown color tones. This is actually the beginning of the Fancy Yellow
Diamond and Fancy Brown diamond color scale. Fancy Yellow diamonds
(otherwise known as Canary diamonds) and Fancy Brown diamonds (otherwise known
as Cognac or Champagne colored Diamonds)
are the only color diamonds that start from within the colorless grading
scale. Fancy yellow diamonds
are graded according to the hue of yellow color within the stones. In general,
diamonds at the top of the scale contain the weakest tone of yellow and are
known as Light Yellow Diamonds. These stones are dominantly yellow but with almost equal
traces of white throughout the stones. At the other end of the scale, stones
that contain the strongest tones of yellow are known as Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamonds. Vivid yellow diamonds have no white traces and, depending
on the color saturation and distribution, contain an extremely yellow
color throughout. Fancy Yellow Color Intensity- Sometimes, the cut of the diamond actually enables a better intensity of
color to show from the finished product, hence the importance of purchasing a
diamond from someone you trust. While Yellow
diamonds are still extremely rare, as a result of how abundant they are in
comparison to other fancy colors, their prices are competitively affordable. In
fact, there are many that feel that going with a fancy yellow diamond is a
perfect introduction to the fancy colored diamond world since the appearance is
magnificent while the cost is not as extravagant. Investment Point Of View-
The fancy yellow colored diamond scale is not as simple as a straight line with
different shades of color. Pure Yellow diamonds with no overtones are
found with six different color grades: Light (X-Y-Z range), Fancy
Light, Fancy, Fancy Intense, Fancy Vivid, and Fancy Deep - and all are
100% completely natural. Yellow diamonds with overtones, can also
appear with a Fancy Dark intensity.
The most popular shades are Fancy Yellow and Fancy Intense Yellow stones and
for those who can afford them, also Fancy Vivid Yellow.
Natural yellow color diamonds are far more common than most of the other
fancy color diamond colors. Since they are so striking and alluring, while
still remaining competitively affordable, the demand for yellow stones has
aggressively and steadily increased over the past three decades.