Illustrated Guide

to the natural beauty and value of coloured diamonds

Yellow (Y)-yellowish (y):

A perceived colour hue resembling the average colour of the peel of a lemon or the petals of the dandelion flower. Yellow is also spoken of as being a warm colour. The range of colour tone for yellow diamonds is quite variable especially in saturation, e.g., pale (popcorn) yellow, dull (ochre) yellow, bright (lemon) yellow, and deep (amber) yellow. Popular names for different mixtures of yellow are amber, banana, brass, buttercup, canary, champagne, citron, daffodil, dandelion, gold and marigold.