The Most Popular Shapes for Yellow Diamonds

The majority of the yellow gemstones and of all fancy colored ones are radiant cut. The faceting of the gem maximizes its saturation of the color, where its value comes from while keeping high levels of fire and brilliance possible. It is a combination of these traits that give these diamonds the sparkle, which when coupled with the tone and depth of the yellow color, makes them visually more attractive and valuable.

The radiant cut gem is available in square to rectangular shapes and is an ideal choice for fancy yellow gold diamond engagement rings. The pear shape, on the other hand, is a variation of the oval cut and as such, it has the potential for extremely high brilliance and “life” while keeping and boasting of excellent color saturation. Much like all asymmetrically or fancy shaped diamonds, a visual inspection is necessary to find out the extent of the ‘bow-tie’ effect, a type of imperfection in the gemstone.