Diamond Rarity
wheel / two-color grade · dominant Brown

Yellow-brown

Group share
—
No mapped population group
Exact count
Not disclosed
GIA publishes group shares, not per-grade counts
Median USD per carat
$3.4k
n=4 included + 2 qualified · $2.1k–$5.0k · 3.5–10.21 ct · 2000–2022
Rarity-adjusted value
insufficient data
two-color grades have no published population
auction sales by intensity5 sales
  1. Fancy Deep$2.1k/ct · 3.50 ct · 2021
  2. Fancy Vivid—
  3. Fancy Intense—
  4. Fancy$2.6k/ct · 1.86 ct · 2018$3.3k/ct · 6.13 ct · 2022$3.5k/ct · 10.21 ct · 2000$5.0k/ct · 7.98 ct · 2021
  5. Fancy Light—
price by intensity
IntensityIncluded nMedian $/ctMean $/ctLow – highSince 2020QualifiedStudy stonesShare of cohort
Fancy Light————————
Fancy3$3.5k$3.9k$3.3k – $5.0k$4.2k · n=2$2.6k · n=1——
Fancy Intense————————
Fancy Vivid————————
Fancy Deep1$2.1k$2.1k—$2.1k · n=1———
methodologyshow
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GIA terminology / qualitative coverage only; no exact count or group allocation found.

argyle context

No separate Argyle count established.

related grades
auction sales4 included · 2 qualified
IDIntensityLot / stoneCaratsClaritySaleRealisedUSD / ctStatusSources
A218Fancy
Fancy Yellow-Brown Diamond Ring
Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. Target weight checked separately; pairs/suites use combined matching-grade weight where applicable.
6.13 ctVS1 / VS2
Phillips
New York · 13 Dec 2022
USD 20,160
$20,160 · USD as reported
$3.3kIncludedlot
A228Fancy Deep
COLORED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING
Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included.
3.50 ctSI2
Christie's
New York (online) · 21 Apr 2021
USD 7,500
$7,500 · USD as reported
$2.1kIncludedlot
A578Fancy
COLORED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING
Whole-lot auction result divided by target carats; setting and accents are not deducted.
7.98 ctVS2
Christie's
New York · 8 Jun 2021
USD 40,000
$40,000 · USD as reported
$5.0kIncludedlot
A701Fancy
A FANCY YELLOW-BROWN DIAMOND RING
Whole-lot auction result divided by target carats; setting and accents are not deducted.
10.21 ctVVS2
Christie's
Hong Kong · 31 Oct 2000
HKD 282,000
$36,156 · FRED local units per USD; sale date
$3.5kIncludedlot · fx
A170Fancy Dark
A Coloured Diamond and Diamond Ring
Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. Natural color origin not explicitly repeated in the accessible catalog; retained as a qualified catalog observation, not a verified natural-color sample. Catalog flags an old report.
13.28 ctNot stated
Phillips
Hong Kong · 27 Nov 2021
HKD 403,200
$51,698 · FRED local units per USD; prior business day
$3.9kQualifiedlot · fx
A352Fancy
1.86 ct Yellow-brown diamond
Convertible ring-pendant includes about 1.50 ct colorless diamonds; whole-lot allocation.
1.86 ctSI1
Heritage
Chicago · 11 Jun 2018
USD 4,750
$4,750 · USD as reported
$2.6kQualifiedlot
supply evidence
this exact grade
IDCohortIntensity binStonesSharePeriod · scopeLimitsSource
S109Yellow-brownIndividual 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