Are yellow diamonds rare?

Yellow is the most common fancy colour, making up approximately 60% of all fancy colour diamonds. However, intensely saturated yellows (Fancy Intense and Fancy Vivid) are genuinely rare and command significant premiums. Fancy Light and Fancy Yellow grades are more accessible.

What setting suits a yellow diamond?

Yellow gold settings enhance and complement a yellow diamond's colour, making the stone appear more intensely coloured. White gold or platinum creates a striking contrast. Halo settings with white diamonds around a yellow centre stone are particularly dramatic.

How are yellow diamonds graded?

Yellow diamonds are graded on a colour intensity scale: Fancy Light, Fancy, Fancy Intense, Fancy Vivid, and Fancy Deep. Higher intensity grades indicate stronger colour saturation and command higher prices. Fancy Vivid Yellow is the most prized grade.

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Yellow Diamonds

Yellow diamonds — also known as canary diamonds — are the most popular and accessible fancy colour diamonds. Their warm golden hue ranges from faint lemon to deep vivid yellow, with colour intensity directly influencing value and visual impact.

Natural yellow diamonds get their colour from nitrogen atoms within the crystal structure, which absorb blue light and produce the characteristic warm tone. The most desirable yellow diamonds have strong, saturated colour without brown or green overtones.

At MOH London, our yellow diamond collection includes stones graded from Fancy Light Yellow to Fancy Vivid Yellow, each independently certified by GIA or IGI. Yellow diamonds are particularly stunning in yellow gold settings, which enhance and complement the stone's natural warmth.

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