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What Are Colored Diamonds?

Published Date:January 25, 2016

When most people think of diamonds, they usually think of a sparkling stone that is white in color. What many people do not know is that there are rare and precious diamonds that are colored! And did you know that only 1 in 10,000 diamonds mined in the world have color?

Colored diamonds come in a variety of colors, including:

  • Cognac diamonds
  • Brown diamonds
  • Green diamonds
  • Yellow diamonds
  • Pink diamonds
  • Red diamonds
  • Orange diamonds
  • Blue diamonds
White gold earrings set with pink and white diamonds.

Michael Beaudry Pink Diamond Cross Earrings

Yellow diamonds are the most common of the colored diamonds, and putting fancy yellow diamonds in engagement rings and other jewelry is becoming more popular.

White gold dangle earrings set with yellow and white diamonds.

Fancy Yellow and White Diamond Earrings

Out of all of the colored diamonds in the world, red diamonds, pink diamonds, and blue diamonds are the rarest.

Which colored diamond is your favorite?

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