Colored Diamonds

Yellow diamond

Yellow is the most common of the fancy colors, which is why many people start their journey into colored diamonds here. Jewelers call the rich lemon and sunny shades “canary.” The most famous yellow stone, the Tiffany Yellow Diamond, weighs 128.54 carats after cutting.

A yellow diamond looks warm and festive. It shines brightest in yellow gold, which deepens its glow, and it often becomes an alternative to the classic engagement ring.

Green diamond

Stones that are green all the way through are extremely rare. The most famous of them, the Dresden Green, weighs about 41 carats and is kept in Dresden.

Green diamonds come in many shades, from translucent mint to deep grass green. A green stone looks fresh and unexpected and instantly becomes the focal point of a look. Green shows at its best in white gold.

Blue diamond

Natural blue diamonds are exceptionally rare. The most famous of them, the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond, is kept at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington and is one of the best-known gems in the world.

A blue diamond looks cool and deep, and white gold or platinum makes that effect even stronger. Blue stones are a popular choice for engagement rings and for earrings you’ll want to wear day and night.

Pink diamond

Most of the world’s natural pink diamonds came from a single mine, Argyle in Australia, which closed in 2020. Since then, new natural pink stones have barely reached the market, and the largest of them sell at auction for tens of millions of dollars.

A pink diamond can be powdery, soft salmon or vivid, almost fuchsia. Rose gold makes the shade warmer, while white gold adds contrast and freshness.

Purple diamond

Saturated purple diamonds are among the rarest colored stones. Purple often appears as a secondary hue in pink diamonds, and a grading report may describe such a color as “purplish pink,” for example.

How diamond color is graded

A laboratory describes color by three parameters: hue, tone and saturation. The result is recorded as an intensity grade, from the palest to the most vivid:

Faint → Very Light → Light → Fancy Light → Fancy → Fancy Intense → Fancy Vivid

Deep, dark tones have their own grades: Fancy Deep and Fancy Dark.

Natural and lab-grown colored diamonds

A lab-grown diamond matches a natural one in composition, hardness and brilliance. The difference lies in its origin, and that is always stated in the grading report.

The main advantage of lab-grown colored diamonds is accessibility. Blue, green and purple shades are so rare in nature that such stones usually go to auction. Lab-grown, they can be chosen for a ring or earrings at a clear, fair price.

An IGI report lists the hue, color intensity, growth method and every detail you need to buy with confidence. We share this document with you before payment.

Cult Diamonds colored diamonds

We source colored diamonds to your request, from a sunny yellow for everyday wear to a rare blue or purple stone for an engagement ring. We choose every stone by its IGI report and film it in natural light so you can see its true shade before you buy.

We craft settings in 18K (750) gold, white, yellow or rose, choosing the metal that best reveals the color of your stone.