Yellow Diamonds

Once thought inferior, yellow diamonds are no longer the “black sheep” of the diamond family. The increase in their popularity can be linked to many factors including the recent instances of high society celebrities excitingly and brazenly showing off their own yellow colored stones, the public gaining the knowledge that yellow diamonds are very rare, even in diamond terms, and lastly the rising supply of affordable imitation yellow diamonds through the CVD process. This article will introduce the qualities of yellow diamonds as well as attempt to explain their growing popularity.

Hollywood Celebrities Love Yellow Diamonds

It wasn’t that long ago that pink sapphires were all the rage in Hollywood engagements but for the past year or so, the yellow diamond has begun to take over the spotlight. When Red Sox baseball star, Johnny Damon married Michelle Mangan last year, everyone was dazzled by the brilliant yellow diamond engagement ring she was “sporting”.

And the engagement between supermodel Heidi Klum and famous singer Seal was made even bigger headlines by the enormous canary yellow diamond ring Seal presented to his beloved. Many other celebrities jumped on the bandwagon, most notably Dennis Quaid’s main squeeze, Kimberly Buffington and cover girl Varonica Varekova. It’s probably true that celebs have adopted yellow diamonds as the newest hot diamond trend due to their extreme rarity.

Natural Yellow Diamonds Extremely Rare

Yellow diamonds are rarely found in diamond mines. Only estimated fractions of a percent of diamonds mined have an intense yellow color. Paler yellows, such as canary yellow, are more common but are not as desirable as their darker counterparts. Intense fancy yellow diamonds are the most rare and valuable of the yellow diamonds. A tiny .25-carat yellow diamond can be priced as high as 10,000 dollars depending on its clarity and cut. It is fortunate for the general public that lab created yellow diamonds are more common, more affordable, and just as beautiful.