More and more people are considering an alternative to the traditional and classic engagement ring. Colored diamond engagement rings are a rare find, they have all the wonderful properties that make them ideal for an engagement stone and many women can’t keep their eyes off of them. Colored Diamonds allow you to have a beautiful unique yet classic diamond engagement ring without sacrificing color.
Colored Diamonds come in all Shapes (round, princess, radiant, heart, etc.) and sizes as well as many different color combinations. Amongst the colors you will find: Blue Diamonds, Green Diamonds, Yellow Diamonds, Orange Diamonds, Pink Diamonds, Purple Diamonds and Brown Diamonds. And as if as it's not enough, often you will find a diamond which is a combination between two or even three of the above mentioned colors.
Like all things, the rarer something is the higher is its price. Thus when looking at the price of a colored diamond engagement ring you should know that the price is comprised mainly of the diamond itself. Colored diamonds are more rare than white diamonds (colorless diamonds), only 1 carat out of 10,000 carats, but you can find diamonds in all price ranges. The more common diamonds (and more affordable) are brown diamonds, yellow diamonds and orange diamonds and then the prices go up if you wish to have a pink diamond engagement ring or a purple diamond engagement ring, and even higher if you want a blue diamond engagement ring to match the color of your eyes.
The price is also affected by the intensity of the color. Like you can imagine, if the color is faint than the diamond is cheaper than if the color is very strong. This is why when you look at a certificate (GIA, EGL, IGI, etc.) of a colored diamond you also get a description of the intensity of the color. The intensities grading goes from faint to light, fancy light, fancy, fancy deep, fancy dark, fancy intense and fancy vivid. (keep in mind that in different colors deep may be pricier than dark and intense may be pricier than vivid etc.).
For conclusion, if you wish to have a colored diamond engagement ring, which is unique and with a personal touch, you are opening the door to world of options. At PeledDiamonds.com we offer a wide variety of natural colored diamonds for engagement rings in all shapes, colors and price ranges.
So what are you waiting for?