| Brown and shades of brown have become a hot | | | | are mined from the Argyle Diamond Mine in |
| color for a range of things from interior | | | | Australia that they have devised their own color |
| decorating to clothes and even diamonds. To see | | | | grading scale for these colored gems. The scale |
| for yourself how popular they have become just | | | | goes from C1 - C7, light champagne to cognac. |
| pay attention to what the celebrities are wearing, | | | | Some see this as a marketing ploy as this scale is |
| as they are always setting the trends. Many stars | | | | not recognized by the well-respected Gemological |
| have been seen wearing brown diamond rings, | | | | Institute of America (GIA). Their scale goes from |
| necklaces or earrings at premiers or other big | | | | D, which is colorless, to Z, which is a less valuable |
| events. | | | | slightly colored diamond. |
| These earthy colored gems have become a hot | | | | The well known jeweler Le Vian coined the term |
| item, but they weren't always this popular. At one | | | | chocolate diamonds to make their brown gems |
| time they were considered unacceptable for | | | | more appealing. It seems to have been a smart |
| jewelry because they were seen as low color. | | | | and successful move as the term has become |
| Their color was not intense enough to be | | | | more popular, and so have these diamonds. |
| considered a fancy colored diamond, but there | | | | Is the popularity of champagne, honey, cinnamon, |
| was too much color for them to be considered as | | | | cognac and chocolate diamonds just a fad? |
| a valuable white diamond. Many of them were set | | | | Whether or not the demand for these appealing |
| aside to use for industrial purposes instead. But | | | | named gems that don't quite fit into the GIA |
| with the help of good marketers mixed with the | | | | scale will last is yet to be seen. They are still |
| natural beauty of these gems they are now | | | | diamonds so they have the same qualities including |
| becoming increasingly popular as the centerpiece | | | | sparkle and durability. And if you have seen them |
| or an accent piece in jewelry. | | | | in person it is hard to deny their natural beauty. |
| So many of these brown and yellow diamonds | | | | Only time will tell. |