A champagne diamond with a pinkish hue may be slightly more rare than one from the yellowish to brown spectrum. Diamonds that have a secondary modifying colour are a bit rarer. For example, a brown stone is less rare than a brown stone with a secondary modifying colour of pink.

The GIA has its own colour scale for yellowish brown and pinkish brown diamonds. You can take a look at their detailed breakdowns here. The more terminology or reference images you can use to show your jeweller what you’re looking for, the better.

Key Considerations

Are Champagne Diamonds Expensive?

There are very fine examples of champagne diamonds that are very expensive. But, in general, they are usually less expensive than white diamonds.

The cost is usually determined by the clarity and the saturation of the colour. We’ll look at clarity a bit more below. Saturation refers to the depth of colour in the diamond. Lighter stones will be less expensive than more saturated stones.

Also, it’s important to note that the colour of a champagne diamond is natural, meaning it has not been treated to achieve the colour. Most fancy coloured diamonds on the market have been treated with high heat to achieve the fancy colour. This means that a natural fancy blue diamond is more expensive than a treated fancy blue diamond. There is no comparable price difference in the champagne market because the colour is natural. The colour of champagne diamonds comes from structural anomalies within the crystal lattice.

Clarity Considerations

Perhaps you are already aware of the four “C”‘s of diamonds which are cut, colour, carat and clarity. The clarity of a diamond refers to how clear it is, or if any visible inclusions can be detected.

Like other diamonds, champagne diamonds may contain inclusions. An inclusion can be anything from a dark bit of carbon, noticeable fissures or a faint feather like inclusion that is barely visible to the naked eye.