Natural Fancy Brown Diamonds And Diamond Jewelry

What Are Natural Fancy Brown Diamonds?

We sometimes think that all diamonds should be colorless but there are naturally mined diamonds that come in a rainbow of colors. These colors are caused by the presence of a certain type of element when the diamonds are formed. Brown diamonds, for example, owe their color to the presence of nitrogen.

Colored diamonds are known in the diamond world as fancy diamonds.

Champagne, Cognac, Deep Brown Colored Diamonds

There is a huge range of brown colored diamonds. They can vary from the lighter colored champagne diamonds, to the brown diamonds whose color reminds one of cognac or even chocolate. Brown diamonds were for a long time the ugly step-sister of the diamond world because they were thought to not have enough sparkle. They were mostly used for industrial purposes. In recent years however, they had undergone re-branding and are finally appreciated for their wonderful range of brown hues.

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How Are Natural Brown Diamonds Valued

Natural fancy brown diamonds are the most common of the natural fancy diamonds. This can make them more affordable, than for example a natural fancy pink diamond but still every diamond should be valued on its own individual characteristics. A natural brown diamond with a higher carat value will still be more expensive than one with a lower carat value.

How To Look At The Color Of Brown Diamonds

The darker hued diamonds are more popular and therefor usually more expensive. Be sure to look at the hue, saturation and tone of the brown diamond that you are interested in buying.



Round Cut Loose Diamond (1.03 Ct, Natural Fancy Brown Pink Color, I1 Clarity) GIA Certified

Hue – The color of the diamond. Brown diamonds can have an orange, champagne, pink, cognac, chocolate or dark brown hue.

Tone – How light or dark the color of diamond is. A brown champagne colored diamond has for example a lighter hue than a chocolate brown diamond.

Saturation – How intense is the color of the diamond. A diamond with a higher saturation will be more expensive.

The Clarity Of Brown Diamonds

Flaws and inclusions are not as visible in natural brown diamonds than in colorless diamonds. This means that clarity is a bit less important in the darker fancy brown diamonds. Keep in mind though that inclusions in the lighter hued diamonds such as champagne and brown-pink diamonds will be more visible and will affect the price of the diamond.

The Cut Of Brown Diamonds

It is possible to find brown diamonds with a round brilliant cut but it is more likely that natural fancy brown diamonds will have a fancy cut. Fancy cut diamonds are any cut that is not a round cut, such as this heart and marquise cut diamonds below.

As you can see, these cuts are very suitable for bringing out the color of the various hues of brown diamonds.

Fancy Brown Diamond Jewelry

There are not many real vintage brown diamond jewelry pieces because this fancy color has not been very popular is the past. Past mistakes have however been fixed and famous people are embracing the lovely hues of fancy brown diamonds.

Sarah Jessica Parker, in collaboration with jewelry designer Cindy Chao, created a famous ballerina butterfly brooch made with an 26.67 carat cushion cut fancy brown diamond. And actress/singer Jennifer Lopez was photographed wearing a brown colored tennis diamond bracelet.

You don’t have to be famous to appreciate or wear fancy brown diamond jewelry. Just have a look at these two gorgeous pieces at CaratsDirect2u.com.

Brown Colored Diamond Jewelry

This fashionable diamond tennis bracelet is decorated with round cut brown diamonds. It is 7.09 inches in length and contains 40 stones. The total carat weight of the diamonds in this bracelet is 10.62 carats. The clarity of the diamonds is SI1.

A natural fancy round cut brown engagement ring made with 14k white gold and baguette shaped side stones. The size of the ring is 6, but it can easily be resized from size 4 to 9. The total carat weight of the diamonds in this ring is 0.93 carats. The clarity of the center brown diamond is SI3-I1. The color of the side stones is H-I and the clarity is I2.

Life Is Like A Box Of Natural Brown Diamonds…

...because you never know what you will get.

One of the fun things about natural fancy brown diamonds is they are all beautifully unique. Mother Nature was extremely creative with her brown color palette when these diamonds were created. Brown diamonds are available in a large range of shades and it is easy to find a unique piece of diamond jewelry.

So give in to your chocolate cravings and buy a piece of brown colored diamond jewelry. They will not add unwanted pounds, only admiration and sparkle.

Our catalog of natural loose brown diamonds is constantly updated, so make sure to pop in every once in a while to see what is new. If any of our natural fancy brown diamonds caught your fancy, you can easily have a piece of jewelry designed for it .

For further enquiries, phone 1-800-557-7095 or email [email protected].