Brown Diamond
Brown is the most common natural fancy colour diamond and also the earliest to be used in jewellery. Romans set brown diamonds in rings, but in modern times it took a while to become popular. Until the 1980s, brown diamonds were typically considered good only for industrial use. The Australians fashioned them and set them into jewellery, marketing them with names such as “cognac” and “champagne”, which increased their popularity. Brown diamonds range in tone from very light to very dark, with consumers generally preferring the medium to dark tones with a warm, golden appearance. They generally show a hint of greenish, yellowish or reddish modifying colour.
Please note that a significant amount of treated diamonds exist on the market. The purpose of the treatment is to increase the colour.
