The Champagne Diamond

The champagne diamond is a diamond that is naturally the color of champagne. It can range from a light yellow to a deep cognac color. There's even a pink champagne variation that is quite desirable. These diamonds are a wonderful variation on the clear or white color that we think of today.

Although a color variation, the champagne diamond is still subject to the 4 C's that rate all diamonds - cut, color, clarity and carat. The exception is that a colored diamond is rated by the intensity of the color where as a white diamond is most desirable when there is lack of color. The champagne color that is the deepest is thought to be most desirable. Pink champagne is a secondary color within the champagne diamond itself and comes in a light, medium or dark range.

A naturally colored champagne diamond is very rare and expensive. You can buy diamonds that are treated to change the color and this will be a little less expensive if you have the desire but not the money. When buying colored diamonds, you'll want to be careful to insure you are getting what you expect.

The champagne diamond is basically a brown color. It sounds icky, but most people that own jewelry made with one, fall in love with it for it's beautiful brilliance. There are 7 degrees of color intensity in the champagne C-1 through C-7. C-1 is a very, very light color (the color of actual champagne) it is beautiful but the least desirable of the color ranges (of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I find this color to be the most desirable!). The colors gradually get deeper until the C-7 color which is the deep brown of a fine glass of cognac.

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