wheel / two-color grade · dominant Yellow
Brown-yellow
Group share
5%
Brownish-yellow group
Exact count
Not disclosed
GIA publishes group shares, not per-grade counts
Median USD per carat
$4.8k
n=19 included + 16 qualified · $1.6k–$37.3k · 1.03–40.94 ct · 1997–2025
Rarity-adjusted value
insufficient data
two-color grades have no published population
auction sales by intensity35 sales
- Fancy Deep$1.6k/ct · 1.03 ct · 2016$2.8k/ct · 7.60 ct · 2020$3.5k/ct · 11.28 ct · 1998$3.6k/ct · 26.37 ct · 2000$3.7k/ct · 24.30 ct · 2002$3.9k/ct · 14.89 ct · 2000$4.0k/ct · 10.94 ct · 2022$5.1k/ct · 5.53 ct · 2000$5.6k/ct · 10.73 ct · 1997$6.1k/ct · 18.43 ct · 2020$7.1k/ct · 4.59 ct · 2016$8.3k/ct · 15.52 ct · 2021$11.2k/ct · 4.03 ct · 2015$12.0k/ct · 7.28 ct · 2016
- Fancy Vivid—
- Fancy Intense—
- Fancy$2.2k/ct · 11.91 ct · 2001$2.5k/ct · 4.13 ct · 1996$2.8k/ct · 2.93 ct · 2020$3.7k/ct · 4.05 ct · 2024$3.9k/ct · 5.39 ct · 2024$4.7k/ct · 6.13 ct · 2014$4.8k/ct · 9.08 ct · 2016$4.9k/ct · 5.00 ct · 2024$5.3k/ct · 15.18 ct · 2015$6.1k/ct · 5.48 ct · 2018$6.2k/ct · 9.58 ct · 2014$6.4k/ct · 8.99 ct · 2024$6.7k/ct · 10.49 ct · 2019$6.7k/ct · 7.09 ct · 2016$10.2k/ct · 25.11 ct · 2026$10.6k/ct · 10.53 ct · 2024$11.1k/ct · 7.06 ct · 2023$23.5k/ct · 33.17 ct · 2015$33.9k/ct · 36.58 ct · 2012$37.3k/ct · 40.94 ct · 2012
- Fancy Light$4.5k/ct · 5.55 ct · 2025
price by intensity
| Intensity | Included n | Median $/ct | Mean $/ct | Low – high | Since 2020 | Qualified | Study stones | Share of cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fancy Light | 1 | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | $4.5k · n=1 | — | — | — |
| Fancy | 7 | $4.9k | $10.7k | $2.2k – $37.3k | $7.8k · n=4 | $6.2k · n=13 | — | — |
| Fancy Intense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy Vivid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy Deep | 11 | $3.9k | $5.0k | $1.6k – $12.0k | $4.5k · n=2 | $8.3k · n=3 | — | — |
methodologyshow
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No exact denominator or split between brown-yellow and brownish yellow.
related grades
auction sales19 included · 16 qualified
| ID | Intensity | Lot / stone | Carats | Clarity | Sale | Realised | USD / ct | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A45 | Fancy Deep | Marquise brown-yellow ring Simple ring; exact brown-yellow grade. | 7.60 ct | SI2 | Christie's New York online · 27 Aug 2020 | USD 21,250 $21,250 · USD as reported | $2.8k | Included | lot · result |
| A80 | Fancy | Fancy Brown Yellow diamond ring Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. | 10.53 ct | VS2 | Phillips Geneva · 13 May 2024 | CHF 101,600 $111,956 · FRED local units per USD; sale date | $10.6k | Included | lot · fx |
| A168 | Fancy Light | Fancy Light Brown-Yellow Diamond and Onyx Ring Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. Catalog flags an old report. | 5.55 ct | I1 | Phillips Hong Kong · 30 Sept 2025 | HKD 193,500 $24,869 · FRED local units per USD; sale date | $4.5k | Included | lot · fx |
| A181 | Fancy | Fancy Brown-Yellow Diamond and Diamond Ring Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. | 5.00 ct | SI1 | Phillips Hong Kong · 15 Oct 2024 | HKD 190,500 $24,523 · FRED local units per USD; sale date | $4.9k | Included | lot · fx |
| A249 | Fancy Deep | AN IMPRESSIVE SINGLE-STONE FANCY DEEP BROWN-YELLOW DIAMOND RING Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. | 26.37 ct | Not stated | Christie's New York · 25 Oct 2000 | USD 94,000 $94,000 · USD as reported | $3.6k | Included | lot |
| A257 | Fancy | NO RESERVE | COLORED DIAMOND PENDANT Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. | 4.05 ct | SI2 | Christie's New York (online) · 14 Jun 2024 | USD 15,120 $15,120 · USD as reported | $3.7k | Included | lot |
| A272 | Fancy | A FANCY BROWN-YELLOW DIAMOND RING Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. | 11.91 ct | Not stated | Christie's NewYorkChristie'sEast · 15 Oct 2001 | USD 25,850 $25,850 · USD as reported | $2.2k | Included | lot |
| A294 | Fancy Deep | COLORED DIAMOND RING Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. | 18.43 ct | VVS1 | Christie's New York · 8 Dec 2020 | USD 112,500 $112,500 · USD as reported | $6.1k | Included | lot |
| A377 | Fancy | COLOURED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING Published whole-lot result divided by target diamond carats; setting and accent value is not deducted. | 7.06 ct | VS2 | Christie's Auction location not transcribed · 16 Nov 2023 | CHF 69,300 $78,023 · FRED local units per USD; sale date | $11.1k | Included | lot · fx |
| A386 | Fancy | A RARE COLOURED DIAMOND RING GIA Fancy Brown-Yellow grade retained. Gübelin separately called this Fancy Light Brown; laboratories disagree. Historical pear-cut Type IIa. | 40.94 ct | VS1 | Christie's Hong Kong · 29 May 2012 | HKD 11,860,000 $1,527,602 · FRED local units per USD; sale date | $37.3k | Included | lot · fx |
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supply evidence
this exact grade
| ID | Cohort | Intensity bin | Stones | Share | Period · scope | Limits | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S108 | Brown-yellow | Individual intensity bins | — | — | Reviewed GIA papers, 2002–2025 Evidence gap for exact grade | An all-intensity hue count or pooled-family distribution does not disclose this exact hue’s distribution. Blank numeric cells mean unavailable, not zero. | See GIA Evidence hue cohorts |
evidence
R11
G1
Brownish-yellow group5%Exact count not stated
Several hundred thousand yellow/orange submissions · Pre-2020 study; nearly a decade
No exact denominator or split between brown-yellow and brownish yellow.