wheel / two-color grade · dominant Orange
Yellow-orange
Group share
6%
Orange/yellow combinations, optional brown
Exact count
Not disclosed
GIA publishes group shares, not per-grade counts
Median USD per carat
$13.8k
n=12 included + 2 qualified · $5.4k–$458k · 0.7–8.92 ct · 1994–2023
Rarity-adjusted value
insufficient data
two-color grades have no published population
auction sales by intensity14 sales
- Fancy Deep$5.4k/ct · 2.10 ct · 2001$10.7k/ct · 1.29 ct · 2022$15.2k/ct · 1.07 ct · 2021$41.4k/ct · 3.31 ct · 2014
- Fancy Vivid$5.4k/ct · 0.70 ct · 2022$7.8k/ct · 0.78 ct · 2016$11.6k/ct · 1.08 ct · 2016$29.7k/ct · 1.42 ct · 2001$32.6k/ct · 3.56 ct · 2001$458k/ct · 8.92 ct · 2023
- Fancy Intense$6.8k/ct · 1.68 ct · 2003$7.6k/ct · 8.21 ct · 2012$21.3k/ct · 1.51 ct · 1999
- Fancy$16.0k/ct · 3.05 ct · 1994
- Fancy Light—
price by intensity
| Intensity | Included n | Median $/ct | Mean $/ct | Low – high | Since 2020 | Qualified | Study stones | Share of cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fancy Light | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy | 1 | $16.0k | $16.0k | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy Intense | 3 | $7.6k | $11.9k | $6.8k – $21.3k | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy Vivid | 6 | $20.6k | $90.8k | $5.4k – $458k | $232k · n=2 | — | — | — |
| Fancy Deep | 2 | $23.4k | $23.4k | $5.4k – $41.4k | — | $13.0k · n=2 | — | — |
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Group includes three-color grades; no allocation to exact two-color grades.
related grades
auction sales12 included · 2 qualified
| ID | Intensity | Lot / stone | Carats | Clarity | Sale | Realised | USD / ct | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A25 | Fancy Vivid | The Golden Flame Includes 1.12 and 1.11 ct colorless side diamonds. | 8.92 ct | IF | Christie's Hong Kong · 28 May 2023 | HKD 31,835,000 $4,083,616 · Auction-house USD equivalent | $458k | Included | lot |
| A211 | Fancy Vivid | A Fancy Vivid Yellow-Orange Diamond, Diamond and White Gold Ring Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. | 0.70 ct | SI2 | Phillips New York · 6 Oct 2022 | USD 3,780 $3,780 · USD as reported | $5.4k | Included | lot |
| A274 | Fancy Deep | A FANCY DEEP YELLOW-ORANGE DIAMOND RING Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. | 2.10 ct | Not stated | Christie's Hong Kong · 31 Oct 2001 | HKD 88,125 $11,298 · FRED local units per USD; sale date | $5.4k | Included | lot · fx |
| A387 | Fancy Vivid | 0.78 ct Yellow-orange diamond Published whole-lot result divided by target diamond carats; setting and accent value is not deducted. | 0.78 ct | Not stated | Bonhams Hong Kong · 1 Jun 2016 | HKD 47,500 $6,113 · FRED local units per USD; sale date | $7.8k | Included | lot · fx |
| A448 | Fancy Intense | A DIAMOND AND FANCY INTENSE YELLOW ORANGE DIAMOND CLUSTER RING Whole-lot auction result divided by target carats; setting and accents are not deducted. | 1.51 ct | VS1 | Christie's Geneva · 18 May 1999 | CHF 48,300 $32,136 · FRED local units per USD; sale date | $21.3k | Included | lot · fx |
| A472 | Fancy Intense | A FANCY INTENSE YELLOW-ORANGE DIAMOND RING Ring with pavé pink surround and shoulders; pink accents not tested for natural origin. | 1.68 ct | VS2 | Christie's Geneva · 20 Feb 2003 | CHF 15,535 $11,456 · FRED local units per USD; sale date | $6.8k | Included | lot · fx |
| A562 | Fancy Intense | AN UNMOUNTED COLORED DIAMOND Whole-lot auction result divided by target carats; setting and accents are not deducted. | 8.21 ct | Not stated | Christie's New York · 10 Dec 2012 | USD 62,500 $62,500 · USD as reported | $7.6k | Included | lot |
| A565 | Fancy Deep | A COLORED DIAMOND RING Whole-lot auction result divided by target carats; setting and accents are not deducted. | 3.31 ct | SI1 | Christie's New York · 16 Apr 2014 | USD 137,000 $137,000 · USD as reported | $41.4k | Included | lot |
| A587 | Fancy Vivid | A COLORED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING Whole-lot auction result divided by target carats; setting and accents are not deducted. | 1.08 ct | SI1 | Christie's New York · 18 Oct 2016 | USD 12,500 $12,500 · USD as reported | $11.6k | Included | lot |
| A704 | Fancy | AN ATTRACTIVE SINGLE-STONE FANCY YELLOW-ORANGE DIAMOND RING Whole-lot auction result divided by target carats; setting and accents are not deducted. | 3.05 ct | Not stated | Christie's Geneva · 19 May 1994 | CHF 69,000 $48,943 · FRED local units per USD; sale date | $16.0k | Included | lot · fx |
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supply evidence
this exact grade
| ID | Cohort | Intensity bin | Stones | Share | Period · scope | Limits | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S075 | Yellow-orange | 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
R09
G1
Orange/yellow combinations, optional brown6%Exact count not stated
Several hundred thousand yellow/orange submissions · Pre-2020 study; nearly a decade
Group includes three-color grades; no allocation to exact two-color grades.