Diamonds that exhibit yellow or brown color beyond the Z range, or that exhibit any other color.

Diamonds that exhibit yellow or brown color beyond the Z range, or that exhibit any other color.

• A. Eye-visible
• B. Fancy-colored diamonds
• C. Etch Channels
• D. Extra Facet (EF)

Answer: (B)

Diamonds that show colors outside the normal D-to-Z scale are categorized as fancy-colored diamonds. The standard color range (D to Z) covers from colorless to light yellow/brown. When a diamond’s color is beyond Z or is any other vivid hue, it falls into the fancy-colored category. This term is used specifically to describe those non-standard colors, regardless of the exact shade. Eye-visible refers to inclusions visible without magnification, not color categorization. Etch channels are surface features, not a color class. Extra facet describes additional facets and is unrelated to color grading.

Diamonds that show colors outside the normal D-to-Z scale are categorized as fancy-colored diamonds. The standard color range (D to Z) covers from colorless to light yellow/brown. When a diamond’s color is beyond Z or is any other vivid hue, it falls into the fancy-colored category. This term is used specifically to describe those non-standard colors, regardless of the exact shade.

Eye-visible refers to inclusions visible without magnification, not color categorization. Etch channels are surface features, not a color class. Extra facet describes additional facets and is unrelated to color grading.