Yellow Diamonds
Yellow (Y)-yellowish (y): A color resembling the average color of the peel of a lemon or the petals of the
dandelion flower. Yellow is also spoken of as being a warm color. The range of
color tone for yellow diamonds is quite variable especially in saturation, Pale,
yellow, dull, yellow, bright yellow, and deep yellow. Popular names for
different mixtures of yellow are amber, canary, and champagne. Formal GIA terms
used to describe natural yellow diamonds: Light Fancy Yellow, Fancy Yellow,
Fancy Intense Yellow, and Fancy Vivid Yellow.
This
102.29-carat cushion cut, its color having been certified by the GIA as Fancy
Vivid Yellow, VS2 clarity, is named after its former owner, Alfred Ernest
Allnatt.
Actress Jenna
Elfman opens the Splendor of Diamonds Exhibit at the Smithsonian, The Allnatt
Diamond being the large yellow stone in front of her on the pad. The Millennium
Star, at the left, is set in a diamond necklace.
The 128.54 Carat Tiffany Yellow
Diamond
A publicity photo of Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film
Breakfast At Tiffany's. Believe it or not, the film did allot for the
Tiffany image -- the store and the film are now forever associated with each
other. This photo shows the stone set in the "Bird on the Rock" brooch, which
was designed by the famous Tiffany jeweler Jean Schlumberger. The piece is the
Tiffany Yellow's most well known setting, and is the setting it remains in to
this day.
It should be noted that at
some time, the clarity of VS1 was mentioned for the Tiffany Yellow. This,
however, might have been an educated guess by a Tiffany official rather than an
actual clarity grade issued by a gemological lab. British gemologist Michael Hing, who handled the Tiffany Yellow in person when it was shown at an exhibition in Paris in 2000, said that the diamond has signs of wear, and there
is a noticeable scratch in the table facet. Mr. Hing has also hinted that the
'lack of wording' in the color descriptions of the Tiffany Yellow is a hint at
what the stone's color is. The diamond is always described as 'canary yellow' or
'golden-yellow', but these are not actual color grades. A color grade would be
something like Fancy Intense Yellow, Fancy Light Orangey-Yellow, or something like that.