FCD question: Does the order of the color matter in the GIA grading?

[La2020]

I have been reading the GIA reports of a few FCD diamonds:

Does "Fancy Pinkish Brown" vs "Fancy Brown Pinkish" mean the same thing ?

 

[Missy]

I have been reading the GIA reports of a few FCD diamodns:

Does "Fancy Pinkish Brown" vs "Fancy Brown Pinkish" mean the same thing ?

No they are different.
The modifier color is mentioned first and then the dominant color. For example, pink brown is more brown and brown pink is more pink.

Fancy Color Diamond Quality Factors

Learn about the factors that make fancy color diamonds so desirable.

www.gia.edu

Fancy Colour Diamond Description

Fancy colour diamonds come in almost any colour you can imagine. Red, green, purple and orange are generally the rarest, followed by pink and blue. Yellows and browns are the most common fancy colours, but they’re generally less valuable than the rarer colours.

www.gia.edu

Colored Diamonds | Fancy Colored Diamonds - GIA

Diamonds in the normal color range are colorless through light yellow. Fancy Colored Diamonds, on the other hand are yellow & brown diamonds that exhibit different colors.

www.gia.edu

One last link that explains using the ish as the suffix...for example brown vs brownish as those are different too.

Color Modifiers in Fancy Colored Diamonds: How Do They Affect Value?

Prices for fancy colored diamonds are affected by color modifiers. This analysis highlights how different modifiers can affect a diamond’s value.

blog.arpegediamonds.com

 

[La2020]

@missy Thank you for the links! Immensely useful!