The happy medium between colored gems and white diamonds, the colored diamond is a treasure whose fancy hues blend with the diamond’s natural fire. If you’re looking for a piece of jewelry, why not take a peek at colored diamond elegance?

Diamonds don’t come exclusively in white (read: “clear”). On the contrary, because of the unique makeup of their atomic structure, diamonds can come in nearly every color of the rainbow. In fact, it’s possible to even find white diamonds that are labeled as “fancy”!

However, some diamond colors are so rare that you’re unlikely to find them at your local jeweler’s. This list includes red, green, and purple diamonds. But when you’re hoping to find colored diamonds, there are four types that are common enough to be affordable:

Yellow Diamonds

Sometimes, yellow diamonds get a bad rep, since the most common impairment of clarity in white diamonds is shades of yellow. But once the amount of yellow crosses a certain threshold, it’s like magic happens.

Just look at Henri Daussi engagement rings to see what we mean. Surrounding a canary-colored diamond with a frame of yellow gold is such a remarkable jolt of color that when you pair it with cooler tones like white diamonds and white gold, the effect is utterly eye-catching.

Black Diamonds

Black diamonds are often also known as “carbonados”, and are slightly different from other diamonds thanks to the inclusion of amorphous carbon and graphite in the atomic structure of the diamond.

This makes the stone completely opaque, inky black, and shimmering rather than fiery. Mysterious and striking, black diamonds are the preferred jewel for men’s wedding bands, since they add jewel excellence to the bridal jewelry without making them too feminine.

But of course, black diamonds also add that same “midnight” quality to fashion jewelry, and you can see this in the Tacori The Ivy Lane collection, whose remarkable earrings, rings, and bracelets are ideal partners for any woman’s little black dress.

Blue Diamonds

We have to start with a caveat here: Nature rarely makes fancy-quality blue diamonds. Diamonds with visibly blue hue, like the Hope Diamond, are exceptionally rare treasures. But scientists have been able to take very pale boron-included diamonds and zap them with radiation.

This very safe process brings the gorgeous sky-blue color of blue diamonds to the forefront, and many designers, including Claude Thibaudeau and Bridal Bells, embrace these luminous jewels as side stones and accents that bring out the clean silver of metals like platinum or white gold.

Brown Diamonds

Sometimes, brown diamonds are regarded as an “also-ran” in the world of diamonds. Brown isn’t always considered the most glamorous color in the world of jewelry design, but plenty of designers have created pieces that show off how remarkable a brown diamond can be.

You’ll often see brown diamonds called different things, ranging from “cognac” to “champagne” to “chocolate”. This distinction refers to the saturation of color–champagne diamonds are delicate yellow-brown, cognac is a deep brownish-burgundy. Chocolate diamonds are a trademark of Le Vian, referring to extremely deep brown diamonds.

The benefit of brown diamonds is that they complement rose gold, their natural, earthy tones working better than any other fancy diamond to accentuate rose gold’s hues. For a good example of this, take a peek at the Henri Daussi wedding bands available to women.

We Want to Hear From You!

At Premiere Jewelry Designs, we’ve got a passion for color: Colored bridal jewelry, colored gold, colored diamonds. So, if you’ve seen a piece of excellent jewelry that takes advantage of everyday or ultra-rare colored diamonds, let us know! We’re always excited to learn more about one of our favorite subjects.