But if you go with
a naturally yellow diamond, and it matches what she wants, your girl will be impressed with how in tune you are to her tastes.
However, remember that the size, cut, and clarity of the natural yellow diamond affects its price too, just as it does with a colorless diamond, so the price of
naturally yellow diamonds will be all over the spectrum, just like with colorless diamonds.
Not exact matches
Yellow diamonds (commonly called canaries) are
naturally colored and are rarer than white (or colorless)
diamonds.
A
diamond will
naturally pick up the color of the band, so even the iciest of
diamonds will take on a warmer tint with a
yellow gold band.
Once you get close to Z on the color scale of a colorless
diamond, you approach the world of
naturally colored
yellow diamonds, as we've been discussing.
Because
yellow diamonds are the most common type of
naturally colored
diamond, a
yellow diamond will cost less than a pink or purple
diamond, although the ultimate cost depends in large part on the color intensity of the
diamond.
If you want to purchase a
naturally colored
yellow diamond, you should be prepared to spend a bit more than a standard colorless
diamond of a similar size.
Here's where some confusion can occur with
yellow diamonds: When some people refer to a
yellow diamond, they're actually referring to the color grade of a colorless
diamond, rather than referring to a
naturally colored
diamond.
But the most common type of colored
diamond is
yellow, making up around 50 % to 60 % of all
naturally colored
diamonds.
Picking a
naturally colored
yellow diamond can be more than a little stressful for guys.