The Most Popular Fancy Color Diamond Explained
When you ask a couple why they have picked a colorless diamond for their engagement ring, you will most likely hear this answer: it was the expected choice. However, if you ask someone who chose a blush pink or a deep blue stone, and you are likely to hear an interesting story behind it, like the color matched a grandmother’s brooch or a dress she wore on their first date. Matched with the coloured gemstone. This shows that when you choose a colored center stone for an engagement ring, it becomes a decision that you can explain, which makes it feel more personal from day one.
Diamondrensu has lab grown colored diamond engagement rings, which the artisans have handcrafted so that you can choose a shade without paying a premium price for a natural stone.
What are Colored Diamond Engagement Rings?
Let us answer this question first. A colored diamond engagement ring is simply a ring whose center stone is of a specific color other than the traditional colorless diamond. It could be pink, blue, green, or any other color. When you buy a colored stone at Diamondrensu, you have a guarantee that each one of these lab grown comes with an IGI certificate which proves its origin as well as its quality.
The interesting thing about these stones is that a fancy color diamond ring builds its whole design around the natural stone hue. So the buyer will start with a shade that they love to wear and then choose the shape and setting as well as the metal of the ring afterward.
Colorless vs. Fancy Color: Two Different Scales
Anyone shopping for a colored diamond ring will encounter two separate scales to measure their quality. When gemologists rank these diamonds according to how little color they show, they do it from D to Z. Here, fancy colored diamonds earn a grade for how strong their color looks.
How Lab Grown Colored Diamonds Get Their Color
Some of you may be wondering how colored diamonds get their color. The answer to this is varied. For example, the blue stones get their color from the inclusion of boron in the diamond structure. And the shift in the crystal lattice during growth produces pink-colored diamonds. For the green gemstone, it is made through irradiation after the stone forms. Because Diamondrensu stones grow in a lab, their color comes from that process, and each IGI certificate that comes attached to these gemstones records the grade the stone earned.
Colored Diamond Ring Colors at Diamondrensu
Diamondrensu's colored diamond rings come in pink, blue, and green colors, and each fancy color diamond ring in the collection builds its design around a single hue, so the choice of color shapes everything that follows.
Pink
At Diamondresu, Pink spans everything from a soft rose color to a deep, saturated shade depending on the grade, and the collection offers it in a wide range of designs. The Rose Cut pink diamond engagement ring gives the stone a softly layered, vintage look, while the 1 CT Fancy intense pink heart lab grown diamond engagement ring frames a heart-shaped center with a halo design. If you prefer a plain band, the pink solitaire keeps the focus on the stone, and the pink marquise Art Deco engagement ring adds a marquise outline for a more ornate feel.
Blue
If you want a cool, modern tone for your ring, then blue is the natural choice, and white gold or platinum keeps it looking sharp. Diamondrensu sets blue stones in cushion, pear, oval and radiant cuts. The blue diamond engagement ring in a muse setting presents an oval center on its own, while the cushion cut blue diamond ring in pavé setting adds a sparkling band around a cushion stone. The radiant cut blue diamond ring with pavé style brings a vintage halo outline to a radiant cut, and the blue diamond oval engagement ring flanks its center with side stones.
Green
Green colored diamond is a distinctive choice and it looks strongest in nature-inspired and vintage settings. Its mossy tone sits closer to olive than emerald, which suits the details in the band especially well. The nature-inspired green Dutch Marquise engagement ring and the vintage green marquise engagement ring with cluster setting both carry a best seller label on the collection page.
Color Grades: Fancy Light to Fancy Vivid
Fancy color grades describe how much color a stone shows, from a faint tint to full saturation. Every colored stone ships with an IGI certificate that documents its origin, color grade, clarity and cut, so you can read the grade on paper rather than judge it from a photo. Diamondrensu's collection spans Fancy Light through Fancy Vivid, which lets you match the intensity to how boldly you want the ring to read.
| Grade | What to expect | Use it when |
|---|---|---|
| Fancy Light | The lightest tint, which can read almost colorless under indoor bulbs. | You want a soft hint of color. |
| Fancy | Shows clear color, between light and intense. | You want visible color at a gentler price point. |
| Fancy Intense | Holds its saturation in most lighting. | Color needs to show in photos and daily light. |
| Fancy Vivid | The strongest color, with full saturation across the stone. | You want the boldest look. |
Shapes and Settings That Suit Colored Diamonds
The collection offers multiple shapes, including Dutch marquise rings, rose cut rings, cushion, oval, pear and heart-shaped diamonds, along with different settings that range from solitaire to toi et moi.
Solitaire and Muse Settings: Let the Color Lead
A solitaire gives the center stone nothing to compete with, so it works best with fancy intense or fancy vivid grades that carry plenty of color on their own. The pink solitaire and the Muse setting blue ring both leave the center stone alone in the spotlight.
Halo, Pavé, Three-Stone, and Side-Stone Settings
A halo of white diamonds frames a colored center and makes its hue look richer by contrast. A pavé band, as on the cushion-cut blue diamond ring in pavé setting, adds sparkle along the shank, while three-stone and side-stone rings, such as the blue diamond engagement ring in a side-stone setting and the blue diamond oval engagement ring, work especially well with blue and green center stones.
Nature Inspired and Vintage Settings
Tulip and leaf prongs wrap a marquise or Dutch Marquise stone in minute design detail, as on the nature-inspired Dutch Marquise ring in Art Deco Style, while Art Deco milgrain and cluster designs give a ring a vintage feel. The nature-inspired ring collection shows the range, and the nature-inspired pink marquise diamond ring with tulip setting and the pink Marquise Art Deco engagement ring in cluster setting each carry one of the two styles.
Choosing the Metal for a Colored Diamond Ring
Metal changes how a colored stone reads on the hand. Warm colors such as pink pick up extra warmth from rose or yellow gold, and the same stone can look washed out in white gold. Cool colors such as blue and green hold their edge in white gold or platinum, because nothing in the metal competes with the stone's own hue. Because Diamondrensu lets you swap the metal on any ring through its custom design service, you can compare a stone against more than one option before you commit to the final ring.
How Much Do Colored Diamond Engagement Rings Cost?
Colored diamond engagement rings at Diamondrensu currently list from $595 to $3,770, and four factors account for most of that range: carat weight, color grade, shape and setting. A larger stone or a more saturated grade raises the price, and a detailed setting with side stones adds to it as well. Two rings with the same center shape can sit far apart in price once carat weight and side stones differ. The rings below show how prices sit across the pink, blue and green rings, and they reflect the collection at the time of writing.
Buying Your Colored Diamond Ring From Diamondrensu
Every colored stone in Diamondrensu's lab grown diamond engagement rings comes with an IGI certificate, and the team handcrafts each ring to give it a unique look. Shipping is free worldwide, returns run for 30 days, and a virtual appointment lets you talk through options before you buy. That window lets you check the color in your own lighting, which matters more than any product photo can show. Shoppers comparing colored diamond engagement rings can also choose loose colored lab grown diamonds for a fully custom build, while those who want color at a lower price can look at colored moissanite rings.
Conclusion
The right colored diamond ring comes down to four choices: the color you love, the grade that shows it best, a shape and setting that fits your style and a metal that suits the stone. Explore our colored diamond ring collection to compare options side by side, or book a custom design consultation to shape your own.
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