Colored Diamond Price Calculator

Estimate the value of fancy colored diamonds based on color, intensity, carat weight, and clarity.

Fancy Color Diamond Value Estimator

Get an estimated value for a fancy colored diamond.

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Color Price Comparison

Compare prices across different diamond colors at the same size.

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Color Intensity Price Impact

See how intensity grades affect price for a specific color.

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Formula

Fancy Diamond Value = Base Color Price × Intensity Multiplier × Carat × Size Premium × Clarity Factor
Prices increase exponentially with rarer colors and higher intensity grades

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do colored diamonds cost?
Yellow diamonds start at $3,000/ct, pink $10,000-200,000+/ct, blue $25,000-500,000+/ct, and red over $1 million/ct. Color intensity is the single biggest price factor.
Which colored diamond is most valuable?
Red diamonds are the rarest and most valuable. Fancy Vivid Blue and Pink diamonds regularly achieve $1-3 million per carat at auction. Fewer than 30 true red diamonds are known to exist.
Are colored diamonds a good investment?
Investment-grade fancy colors have appreciated 5-15% annually. The Argyle mine closure boosted pink diamond values. Only invest in GIA-certified Fancy Intense or Vivid stones.

Understanding Fancy Colored Diamond Prices

Fancy colored diamonds are among the rarest and most valuable gemstones in the world. While colorless diamonds are graded on a D-Z scale from colorless to light yellow, fancy colored diamonds exist beyond the Z range and are graded by GIA using a separate system based on hue, tone, and saturation with intensity grades from Faint to Fancy Vivid.

Color intensity is the single most important price factor. A Fancy Vivid Pink diamond can be worth 10-20x more than a Fancy Light Pink of the same size. The rarest colors -- red, blue, and green -- command the highest premiums. Yellow and brown diamonds are the most common fancy colors and therefore the most affordable entry point into colored diamonds.

The 2020 closure of Australia's Argyle mine -- which produced over 90% of the world's pink diamonds -- has created significant upward price pressure on pink diamonds. Collectors and investors have driven prices for certified Argyle pink diamonds up 20-50% since the closure, and this trend is expected to continue as existing supply is absorbed into private collections.

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