When it comes to Fancy Colored Diamonds did you know that the most significant characteristic is the color? In fact, unlike a colorless diamond where the 4C's (carat weight, clarity, color, and cut) are all equally important to the overall value, the color characteristic plays the most important role in the value of the diamond, often outweighing other factors such as clarity, and even size!

Where do Fancy Color Diamonds get their color? Every stone owes its color to a different natural cause. For example, the color of blue diamonds is caused by the presence of boron. Though there is a high demand for blue diamonds, there is an extremely small supply, therefore making these precious stones extremely sought after and pricey.

When determining the color of a Fancy Color Diamond it is based on three parameters: the main color of the diamond, the secondary color of the diamond (AKA overtone) and the intensity of the color. While colorless diamonds are graded on a scale of D-Z, Fancy Color Diamonds continue where the colorless range ends. Color diamonds are graded from Light through Fancy Dark, with Fancy Intense and Fancy Vivids being the most popular.