wheel / straight color
Fancy Orange
<200 examined; direct study upper bound
GIA study figure
200
Nearly a decade before the 2020 publication
exact lifetime count: not publicly disclosed
exact lifetime count: not publicly disclosed
Est. graded 2006–2025
368–395
scenario envelope, not a census
Median USD per carat
$383k
n=6 included + 4 qualified · $34.3k–$2.40M · 1.01–14.82 ct · 1998–2026
Rarity-adjusted value
×12
parity price $4.43M/ct ÷ median $383k/ct · n=6
×12 · underpriced for rarity
auction sales by intensity10 sales
- Fancy Deep$9.7k/ct · 2.04 ct · 2024$104k/ct · 1.01 ct · 2026
- Fancy Vivid$60.2k/ct · 4.08 ct · 2001$235k/ct · 5.54 ct · 1997$254k/ct · 1.20 ct · 2023$609k/ct · 4.08 ct · 2016$661k/ct · 1.01 ct · 2022$936k/ct · 2.34 ct · 2021$2.40M/ct · 14.82 ct · 2013
- Fancy Intense$34.3k/ct · 8.08 ct · 1998
- Fancy—
- 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy Intense | 1 | $34.3k | $34.3k | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy Vivid | 4 | $799k | $1.01M | $60.2k – $2.40M | $799k · n=2 | $254k · n=3 | — | — |
| Fancy Deep | 1 | $104k | $104k | — | $104k · n=1 | $9.7k · n=1 | — | — |
methodologyshow
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A historical laboratory count. It is not the number ever graded, nor a count of all orange-primary or modified hues.
two-color grades on this hue
Orange dominant · 6
auction sales6 included · 4 qualified
| ID | Intensity | Lot / stone | Carats | Clarity | Sale | Realised | USD / ct | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A01 | Fancy Vivid | The Orange Exceptional record-scale stone; not a normal orange price. | 14.82 ct | VS1 | Christie's Geneva · 12 Nov 2013 | CHF 32,645,000 $35,540,612 · Auction-house USD equivalent | $2.40M | Included | lot · result |
| A252 | Fancy Vivid | PROPERTY OF A FAR EASTERN COLLECTOR
A VERY RARE FANCY VIVID ORANGE DIAMOND RING Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. Same 4.08 ct orange/report 10731072 appears in the later A03 crossover ring; this earlier, usable solitaire remains Included while A03 is Qualified. | 4.08 ct | SI2 | Christie's Hong Kong · 1 May 2001 | HKD 1,915,000 $245,535 · FRED local units per USD; sale date | $60.2k | Included | lot · fx |
| A296 | Fancy Vivid | COLORED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. | 2.34 ct | VS1 | Christie's New York · 13 Apr 2021 | USD 2,190,000 $2,190,000 · USD as reported | $936k | Included | lot |
| A425 | Fancy Intense | A RARE FANCY INTENSE ORANGE AND COLORLESS DIAMOND RING Ring includes two colorless half-moon side diamonds totaling about 1.14 ct. | 8.08 ct | Not stated | Christie's Auction location not transcribed · 7 Apr 1998 | USD 277,500 $277,500 · USD as reported | $34.3k | Included | lot |
| A586 | Fancy Deep | COLOURED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING Whole-lot auction result divided by target carats; setting and accents are not deducted. | 1.01 ct | I1 | Christie's Geneva · 13 May 2026 | CHF 82,550 $105,495 · FRED local units per USD; sale date | $104k | Included | lot · fx |
| A740 | Fancy Vivid | TIFFANY & CO. COLORED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING Tiffany & Co. ring and case; exact pure Orange hue verified. | 1.01 ct | SI2 | Christie's New York · 6 Dec 2022 | USD 667,800 $667,800 · USD as reported | $661k | Included | lot |
| A02 | Fancy Vivid | Pumpkin GIA 2020 gives rounded US$1.3m and day before Halloween 1997; premium basis not specified. Earlier GIA 2003 text has inconsistent year. | 5.54 ct | Not reported | Sotheby's Not verified · 30 Oct 1997 | USD 1,300,000 $1,300,000 · USD as reported | $235k | Qualified | lot |
| A03 | Fancy Vivid | Orange and colorless crossover ring Result from auction journalism; includes approximately 5.20 ct colorless companion; excluded from aggregate. | 4.08 ct | SI (catalog text) | Sotheby's Hong Kong · 5 Apr 2016 | USD 2,485,963 $2,485,963 · USD as reported | $609k | Qualified | lot · result |
| A266 | Fancy Deep | NO RESERVE - DIAMANT DE COULEUR SUR PAPIER Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. GIA Fancy Deep Orange/I3 differs from HRD Fancy Vivid Orange/P1; GIA grade used, inter-lab difference retained. | 2.04 ct | I3 | Christie's Paris (online) · 17 Dec 2024 | EUR 18,900 $19,856 · FRED USD per local unit; sale date | $9.7k | Qualified | lot · fx |
| A444 | Fancy Vivid | 1.2 ct Orange diamond Lot 87, loose diamond. FCRF explicitly reports realized USD 254,000 PER CARAT; USD 304,800 total calculated as 254,000 × 1.20 ct. Report number transcribed exactly as Sotheby’s publishes it. | 1.20 ct | I2 | Sotheby's New York · 5 Dec 2023 | USD 304,800 $304,800 · USD as reported | $254k | Qualified | lot · result |
population scenarios 2006–2025
point input200 · window 2010–2019
scenario envelope 2006–2025368–395
IN200
M1395
M2A378
M2B368
<200 straight orange in the dated study (R01). Uses 200 as a point; the source gives an upper bound. Window is approximate.
The scenario envelope is not a GIA count or real-world ceiling. Applying a production or submission index requires unverified proportionality assumptions.
supply evidence
this exact grade
| ID | Cohort | Intensity bin | Stones | Share | Period · scope | Limits | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S068 | 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
R01
G1
Orange — unmodified<200 · 0.05%Bound / approximation only
Several hundred thousand yellow/orange submissions · Pre-2020 study; described as last decade
Direct upper bound; all orange-primary hues >13,000 is a DIFFERENT, modified-inclusive category.
Breeding et al. (2020), Naturally Colored Yellow and Orange Gem Diamonds: The Nitrogen Factor · Color distribution; 480 nm discussion